Raw Materials Buyer
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Howdens Joinery
📍 Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Job Description
At Howdens, we're passionate about delivering high-quality products, exceptional availability and outstanding value to our trade customers. We're looking for a commercially minded Buyer to join our Raw Materials Purchasing team on a 12-month fixed-term contract, based full time at our Head Office in Howden.
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in sourcing the raw materials that support our manufacturing operations, new product development programmes and long-term growth plans. Working closely with suppliers and stakeholders across the business, you'll ensure we have the right materials, at the right quality, cost and time, while balancing commercial objectives with quality, availability and ESG considerations to support both current and future business requirements.
Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you'll take ownership of a purchasing portfolio, lead sourcing and supplier improvement initiatives, and support the successful delivery of new product intro...
This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in sourcing the raw materials that support our manufacturing operations, new product development programmes and long-term growth plans. Working closely with suppliers and stakeholders across the business, you'll ensure we have the right materials, at the right quality, cost and time, while balancing commercial objectives with quality, availability and ESG considerations to support both current and future business requirements.
Reporting to the Procurement Manager, you'll take ownership of a purchasing portfolio, lead sourcing and supplier improvement initiatives, and support the successful delivery of new product intro...