Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer - 6-Month Contract -Hybrid Are you an experienced Senior Buyer with a strong manufacturing background and a hands-on approach to procurement? Our client, a leading manufacturer, is looking for a Senior…

Pay rate £45,000 – £65,000/year
Contract type Contract
Posted 11 August 2026

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Senior Buyer - 6-Month Contract -Hybrid

Are you an experienced Senior Buyer with a strong manufacturing background and a hands-on approach to procurement?

Our client, a leading manufacturer, is looking for a Senior Buyer to join their established procurement team on an initial 6-month contract. This is a great opportunity for an experienced buyer to take ownership of purchasing activity, supplier performance and commercial delivery within a complex manufacturing environment.

The Role

You'll be responsible for:

Managing day-to-day purchasing and purchase orders.
Obtaining quotations and negotiating pricing and commercial terms.
Managing supplier lead times, deliveries and expediting where required.
Building strong supplier relationships and addressing cost, quality and delivery issues.
Supporting cost reduction and supplier improvement initiatives.
Working closely with production, engineering, quality and planning to ensure continuity of supply.
Identifying and resolving supply chain risks and purchasing issues.You'll have:

Experience within manufacturing (essential).
Strong supplier management and negotiation skills.
Experience managing orders, lead times and delivery performance.
A proactive, hands-on approach to problem solving.
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
Aerospace, automotive, defence or other regulated manufacturing experience would be advantageous.If you're an experienced manufacturing buyer looking for a hands-on contract opportunity, I'd love to hear from you.

To apply, please follow the link to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.

Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes

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