Buyer
| Company: | Unipart Group |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £33,000-38,000 plus 25 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme |
| Hours: | Full-time |
| Location: | Southport, PR9 7TN |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 24 Jul 2026 |
| Closing date: | 23 Aug 2026 |
Summary
Job Advert
Buyer
Southport (PR9 7TN)
Salary and benefits £33,000-38,000 plus 25 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance
programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme
Please note, this is a hybrid role requiring 3 days per week on-site, with occasional travel to other locations.
About the Role
As a Buyer at Unipart you’ll work within a busy Procurement department to manage a portfolio of suppliers, negotiating the best
terms possible and maintaining positive relationships. You’ll be responsible for managing price queries, issuing RFQs as required
and reconciling invoices to reduce payment delays.
As part of your key responsibilities you’ll:
* Manage supplier portfolios
* Issue RFQs
* Manage price queries and invoice reconciliations
* Master data
* Negotiate prices
About You
We’d love you to have the following skills and experience, but please apply if you think you’d be able to perform well in this
role!
* CIPS degree or equivalent in purchasing & supply
* Experience working in a busy Procurement environment
* Proven history of maintaining good relationships with suppliers
* Excellent negotiation skills
* High level of data literacy
About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply
chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving
operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind
efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be
accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core
behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or
circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act
2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other
characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to
perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the
application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.