Junior Buyer

📍 Location Kilmarnock, Scotland
💰 Salary £28,000
🕒 Working Hours Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm (1-hour unpaid lunch)
Flexibility is required as occasional variation in hours may be needed to support business demands.
📄 Contract Full-time – 6 months temporary

Pertemps are delighted to be supporting a key Ayrshire client on their recruitment for a temporary Junior Buyer.

Role Overview

As Junior Buyer, you will support the Procurement Manager and Buying team with day-to-day purchasing activity and administration. You will play a key role in supplier coordination, order placement, system updates, and data handling, helping ensure purchasing processes run efficiently and cost-effectively.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and coordination support to the Buying team
• Assist with placing orders and liaising with suppliers
• Support the delivery of cost-effective and business-focused buying activity
• Manage administrative elements of new product setup and master data processes
• Maintain and update ERP system records accurately
• Assist with reporting and analytical data preparation
• Support existing procurement and buying procedures
• Carry out additional ad hoc duties as directed by the Procurement Manager 

Skills & Experience Required

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar buying or procurement support role
• Experience with stock control and purchase order processing
• Proven administrative support experience within a buying or procurement function
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• High level of numerical accuracy and reporting capability
• Confident using ERP or similar business systems