Major Recruitment are currently seeking an experienced buyer for our prestigious manufacturing company based in Halifax, West Yorkshire.Our client are extremley proud of their highquality, diverse product portfolio, channel footprint and global operating scale ad their products are sold into the homecare, long-term care, retail, and e-commerce channels in more than 100 countries around the world. Main Activities/Responsibilities: Responsible for running company MRPS to maintain production schedules and planning, avoid any interruption to supply and production stops. To be responsible for negotiating the lowest total acquisition costs for components and materials required, whilst maintaining agreed levels of product quality, delivery performance and customer satisfaction. To identify and recommend suppliers for existing and new components to meet cost reductions targets and remove consistently poor performing suppliers. To co-ordinate the release, progressing and replies to quotation with recommendations and proposals. Make decisions and recommendations, by using professional judgement and consideration to the level of risk, within the parameters defined by the Purchasing Manager and company policies. To hold regular review meetings with key suppliers to discuss delivery and quality performance, ensuring that improvement plans, and non-conformances are closed in the required time frame. To monitor critical commodity markets trends to provide the base information required to co