Buyer / Supply Chain Planner Maternity Cover: January 2026 / up to 12 months Salary: 34,000 - 36,000 Monday - Thursday: 8:30am-5pm / Friday: 8:30am - 4:30pm A local manufacturing business are searching for a Buyer / Supply Chain Planner to join their team on a Maternity cover. Responsibilities: Accurately order required volume of products using sales and forecasting available The Buyer is responsible for Procurement of production, sales and service materials Monitor unavailability and wastage. Contribute actively to reducing both and meeting targets Understand importance of 100% availability, including seasonal and promotional activities and investigate all instances of non- and short- delivery to determine with the supplier an agreed plan of action to prevent recurrence Build strong, longlasting relationship with all suppliers and other team members. Review/approve invoice queries andssist with end of week/month procedures, including supplier credit claims Evaluation to determine the most efficient order quantity project purchasing resulting in budgeted cost savings Liaise with various departments to produce accurate supplier requirement forecasts Mange supplier relations, including reviews, monitoring and reporting, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations To manage the daily production schedule based on customer orders, availability of materials, manufacturing capacity and creation date of production orders Stock Transport Orders Update product availability dates