Commodity Buyer - Mechanics, Sheetmetal and Plastics

Job title - Commodity Buyer - Mechanics, Sheetmetal and Plastic
Location – Malvern
Role benefits – Role benefits – Competitive Salary + Bonus + Benefits and more!

Partners in Discovery. Together, we achieve more.

About the role

In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the entire procurement cycle, from supplier selection and approval to contract negotiation and ongoing supplier management. You’ll play a key role in building and developing supplier relationships, ensuring value is delivered at every stage of the process.

You will also lead category management projects aimed at reducing costs, improving quality, and minimising operational overheads. This position offers the opportunity to make a tangible impact on both procurement strategy and overall business efficiency

What you will bring to the role:

• Negotiate pricing and delivery terms for production parts, ensuring alignment with supply chain and production needs
• Manage supplier relationships, including selection, evaluation, approval, and performance tracking, in collaboration with Lead Buyers and Manufacturing Engineering
• Support new product introduction, working with strategic teams to identify cost-effective suppliers and ensure smooth project handovers from development to production
• Resolve supply chain issues, including quality concerns, sourcing risks, and supplier disruptions, while maintaining continuity of supply
• Drive process improvements, supporting the adoption of best practices and the development of KPIs to enhance purchasing efficiency and performance
• Ensure compliance, maintaining approved sources, contracts, audit schedules, and contributing to strategic initiatives like supplier rationalisation and risk mitigation

About you:

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  Experience in purchasing within a low-volume, high-mix engineering/manufacturing environment
• Strong analytical, IT, and negotiation skills, with a solid understanding of supplier development, contract law, and Lean manufacturing principles
• Proficiency in SAP ERP systems is beneficial, alongside general comfort with digital procurement tools.
• Experience with purchasing non-IP items, mechanical components, or plastics is desirable, with LCC sourcing and project management experience as added advantages
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex supply chains and drive cost, quality, and delivery improvements through effective procurement practices

What’s in It for You

• Join an ambitious, fast-growing international organisation with a collaborative, inclusive culture where your ideas and impact truly matter
• Play a meaningful role in driving growth at a global leader committed to partnering with customers to make the world a better place
• Be part of a globally connected team, with opportunities to collaborate across regions and influence initiatives at scale
• Benefit from a comprehensive and competitive rewards package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and success

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About us - Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps. 
Together we are a powerful and highly complementary combination of market leading technologies. 

We are the toolmakers for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories. We are their partners in discovery.

Malvern Panalytical instruments analyze the chemical, physical and structural nature of materials, from proteins to polymers and semiconductors to minerals. Our leading technologies measure particle size, shape, concentration and zeta potential, biomolecular interactions and stability, elemental concentrations and crystallographic structure.

Micromeritics manufactures systems for the characterization of particles, powders, and porous materials for a wide- range of end markets including catalysts, chemicals, building materials, clean-tech and battery.  Our leading technologies measure surface area, porosity, density, adsorption and particle activity.

SciAps specializes in portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF), laser-based (LIBS) and near-infrared (NIR) analyzers to measure any element in any environment. SciAps is the Center of Excellence for our handheld instruments.
We have a global footprint with R&D and manufacturing sites in North America, Europe, and Asia.

We are more than 2,500 employees in a customer-focused organization with sales and service offices in 20 countries, all committed to delivering expert and responsive customer support.

We are part of Spectris. Spectris combines precision with purpose, delivering progress for a more sustainable world. Precision is at the heart of what we do – our leading, high-tech instruments and software equip our customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive.

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics & SciAps
Your Partners in Discovery

Malvern Panalytical, Micromeritics and SciAps, part of the Spectris Group, are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and achieve a fulfilling career. Changing the world isn’t something you can do on your own, or with a single way of thinking; it takes a wide collection of experiences, stories, knowledge, and expertise. We encourage applications from underrepresented individuals and people with diverse backgrounds. Although we always select the most qualified applicant for each role and make all decisions without regard to race, sex, age, or any other protected class, we are an inclusive, equal opportunity organization that prizes diversity. Your unique perspective is important to us.