Senior Buyer

Masonworth serves more than 10 million learners across schools, universities and businesses. Production studios in London and abroad record and edit thousands of hours of video a year. We started in 1989 and have grown to about 4,900 people.

Job summary:

Masonworth has an opening for a Senior Buyer. Reports to the Procurement Manager. This role is fully remote within the UK. Day-to-day communication is in Slack and Google Meet.

Your responsibilities:

Review supplier price increase requests against commodity indexes. Negotiate pricing, lead times and payment terms with suppliers. Run RFQs and RFPs and compare bids on total cost. Follow purchasing policy and approval limits. Manage blanket orders and consignment agreements. Coordinate returns and supplier corrective actions with quality. Maintain supplier records, price agreements and contracts. Expedite late orders and keep production planning informed.

Qualifications:

5+ years of purchasing or procurement experience. Occasional travel to supplier sites. Strong negotiation skills, with examples of savings you delivered. Working knowledge of contracts, Incoterms and payment terms. Bachelor's degree in supply chain, business or a related field, or equivalent experience. Organised with dozens of open orders at a time. Comfortable pushing suppliers on dates and price.

Pay and benefits:

Healthcare cash plan. Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution. 28 days annual leave including bank holidays. Long service awards. Flexible working hours. Death in service benefit.

Unfortunately we cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Masonworth Ltd.