Buyer/planner Work, Jobs in Reading, Brk (with Salaries)

Buyer
AMETEK, Inc. —Sunbury
- Continuous improvement
- AI
- Negotiation
Head of Demand Generation
Dynamic Planner —Reading
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Marketing
- Team management
- No degree
7d
Head of Product Marketing
Dynamic Planner —Reading
- Hybrid work
- Marketing
- Analysis skills
- No degree
7d
Senior Content Marketing Manager
Dynamic Planner —Reading
- Hybrid work
- Financial services
- AI
22h
Production Controller
AALTO —Farnborough
- Full-time
- No travel
- Communication skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Buyer

AMETEK, Inc. -
Sunbury

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Job details

Qualifications

Supplier ordering
Stakeholder liaison
Cost control
MRP
Cost efficiency strategy
Procurement support
Continuous improvement
Procurement processing
Cost optimisation planning
Purchasing
AI
Purchasing and procurement experience
Negotiation
Material requirements planning

Full job description

Location:

Sunbury on Thames, SRY, GB, TW16 7EF

Business Unit: Air Technology

Posting Date: Aug 13, 2026

Job Description:

As a Buyer, you will be responsible for Purchasing from MRP system to assigned planner workbench, and follow action messages to keep material receipts aligned to business needs, including sub-contract orders. Develop personal savings plan to offset headwinds.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:

Ensure parts and material are bought at the most competitive price, correct quality, lead-time and are delivered on-time for production
Managing and controlling company’s external suppliers within business cell structure
Develop relationships with current Suppliers and sub-contractors
Process all sub-contract operations, ensuring swift turnaround of parts in line with business needs
Ensure key relationships are built with internal and external stakeholders
Implement personal savings and on-cost tracker
Ensure the timely return of all defective material and ensure corrective actions are put in place to prevent reoccurrence
Assist with MRP system updates
Drive improvements in Supplier On-Time Delivery with key and non-key accounts
Continually improve Purchasing methods and drive down external spend

Other Responsibilities/Non-essential Functions:

Undertake training that is identified as a requirement of the role as identified by the role Manager.
Undertake all other reasonable requests that are made by the role manager/acting manager or Directors.
At times of reduced department staff attendance there will be a need to be flexible and provide support outside of the normal tasks of the job to ensure customer satisfaction.
On occasion you may be required to take on ad hoc duties which includes, but is not limited to training, department associated tasks and brief secondment to other departments.

Limits of Fiscal/Management Authority:

Sign off purchase orders in line with the financial guidelines
Not permitted to change Business Management System processes, procedures and guidelines without formal approval but expected to make recommendations.

Professional Knowledge & Experience:

Preferred Purchasing experience within an Aerospace / Defence / Manufacturing environment with some technical knowledge of manufacturing processes
Basic understanding of Engineering Drawings
Ability to negotiate with proven results to demonstrate effectiveness
Able to communicate and influence at all levels of the hierarchy through presentations, verbal and written especially directed at Supplier interaction
Ability to work on their own as much as part of a team
Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs

Compensation

Currency: GBP

Salary Minimum: Market

Salary Maximum: Market

Incentive: Market

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.

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