Buyer
J3326
Posted: 04/08/2026
- £19.40
- Kingston upon Thames, South East,
- Permanent
We are recruiting for a Buyer, ideally (not essential) with a background in aerospace, engineering, or manufacturing? Do you enjoy building strong supplier relationships, managing procurement activities, and ensuring materials are delivered on time?
We're looking for a proactive and organised Buyer to join a busy procurement team supporting a leading aerospace business. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the supply chain, working with suppliers across a fast-paced engineering environment. Based in Yeovil, this role is hybrid and will be required to be in the office 1 or 2 days per week (potentially 5 days for training for a few weeks). This is a long term temporary role.
What you'll be doing:
We're looking for a proactive and organised Buyer to join a busy procurement team supporting a leading aerospace business. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the supply chain, working with suppliers across a fast-paced engineering environment. Based in Yeovil, this role is hybrid and will be required to be in the office 1 or 2 days per week (potentially 5 days for training for a few weeks). This is a long term temporary role.
What you'll be doing:
- Managing the procurement of machining parts and engineering components.
- Raising purchase orders against existing Long Term Agreements (LTAs).
- Creating purchase orders and processing procurement documentation through SAP.
- Sending Requests for Quotation (RFQs) against SAP requisitions.
- Issuing quotation requests for AFPs/RFQs and uploading supplier quotations into SAP.
- Preparing and issuing end user statements.
- Managing invoice clearance and resolving invoice queries.
- Supporting Quality Notification (QN) management activities.
- Assisting with supplier pre-qualification and qualification processes.
- Building positive supplier relationships and resolving complex supplier queries.
- Working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure procurement activities are completed efficiently and on time.
- Previous experience in a Buyer, Procurement or Purchasing role.
- Experience working within aerospace, engineering or manufacturing would be highly advantageous.
- Good understanding of procurement processes and supplier management.
- Experience using SAP or a similar ERP system.
- Experience of using Excel and other MS Office applications
- Strong communication and negotiation skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a busy workload.
- A proactive approach with strong problem-solving abilities.
- High attention to detail and accuracy
