Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer (Permanent)

📍 Luton (Butterfield) | 💷 £40,000 – £45,000 | 🏡 1 day WFH

We’re working with a well-established and growing business in the electrical / industrial space, looking to bring in a Senior Buyer to join their Luton team on a permanent basis.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced purchasing role with real responsibility. You’ll manage a high-volume, high-SKU environment, taking ownership of day-to-day purchasing and sourcing activities, supplier relationships, and improvements across contracts, quality, and performance. There’s also scope to step up and support the Head of Purchasing on key initiatives—so it’s a senior role with real impact.

The Role

Reporting into the Head of Procurement, you’ll manage day-to-day purchasing and sourcing activity across a broad supplier base, ensuring stock, contracts, and supplier performance are all maintained to a high standard.

This role offers real opportunity to add value, particularly around:

• Managing a high-SKU, fast-moving environment (40,000 SKUs, 17,000 in stock)
• Strengthening supplier contracts and agreements
• Driving quality improvements and structured supplier feedback
• Enhancing overall supplier performance and accountability

What You’ll Be Doing

• Day-to-day purchasing and sourcing – processing requisitions, placing purchase orders, and ensuring timely deliveries
• Evaluating stock levels and ordering in line with demand forecasts, sales orders, and MRP requirements
• Building and developing strong supplier relationships (UK & international)
• Leading negotiations on pricing, terms, and contracts
• Holding suppliers accountable on quality, delivery, and service levels
• Driving improvements through supplier feedback, corrective actions, and performance reviews
• Supporting contract management and implementing longer-term agreements
• Resolving supply issues, delays, and discrepancies proactively
• Collaborating closely with Sales, Warehouse, and Finance teams

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in a purchasing / buying role within manufacturing or distribution
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-volume, high-SKU environment
• Strong supplier management, negotiation, and contract experience
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and Excel
• Exposure to electrical / cabling products or similar technical product ranges is advantageous
• CIPS qualified or working towards (desirable)
• Confident to step up and support the Head of Purchasing on senior workload

The Person

• Hands-on, proactive, and solutions-focused
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to juggle multiple priorities
• Confident communicator who can challenge and influence suppliers
• Resilient and calm under pressure
• Takes ownership and enjoys improving processes and performance