Assistant Buyer (Manufacturing)

Location: On-site in Stocksfield, Northumberland, United Kingdom. Full-time, permanent position with a 35-hour week; working hours are either 8:00–16:00 or 9:00–17:00, with an early finish on Friday.

Salary: £27,000–£30,000 per year, depending on experience.

Company

hirify.global Procurement is partnering with a growing organisation near Stocksfield on a procurement team appointment.

What you will do

• Raise, issue, track, and maintain purchase orders, requisitions, supplier records, pricing, lead times, and delivery schedules in the ERP/MRP system.
• Obtain supplier quotations, prepare price comparisons, place routine orders, and support sourcing of stock, consumables, components, and indirect items.
• Chase order acknowledgements, confirm delivery dates, expedite late or critical orders, and escalate risks to production and customer delivery.
• Support supplier onboarding, quality documentation, non-conformance and return processes, supplier-performance tracking, and purchasing-file maintenance.
• Work with production, engineering, stores, quality, accounts payable, and production planning to resolve shortages, invoice queries, price differences, and goods-received mismatches.
• Cover routine buying tasks for the Senior Buyer and support cost-saving and continuous-improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• Strong organisation, attention to detail, accuracy, prioritisation, and deadline-management skills.
• Clear written and spoken communication, with confidence and persistence when chasing suppliers.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Ability to work collaboratively across departments and raise problems early.
• Willingness to learn and develop a career in purchasing.
• Experience in purchasing, procurement, or a similar administrative role.
• GCSE English and Maths at grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.

Nice to have

• Experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Experience with an ERP/MRP system such as SAP, Sage, or Epicor.
• CIPS Level 2 or 3, or willingness to work towards it.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time role within a procurement team.
• 35-hour working week with either 8:00–16:00 or 9:00–17:00 hours.
• One-hour early finish on Fridays.
• Cross-functional working with production, engineering, stores, quality, accounts payable, and production planning.

Hiring process

• Contact Gemma Yeadon, Sector Lead | Procurement at hirify.global Recruitment, for more information.