Job Description
Buyer - Newport
Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are delighted to be supporting a leading electronics manufacturer in Newport as they seek a proactive Buyer to join their growing team. This is a great opportunity to develop your career in a supportive, forward?thinking environment where your ideas and initiative are genuinely valued.
The Role
You'll support the Proposals Manager and wider engineering teams by generating accurate labour standards and contributing to competitive quotations for new and existing customers. This involves interpreting customer data packs, engineering drawings and build specifications, as well as working closely with Production Engineering, NPI, Test and Purchasing teams.
You'll also help drive continuous improvement by reviewing build times, identifying optimisation opportunities and supporting margin improvement across the business.
Key Responsibilities
- Support quotation activity for new and existing customers
- Interpret customer data packs to generate accurate standard times
- Log and manage RFQs and maintain departmental records
- Produce labour standards using automated tools and manual estimation
- Work with NPI, Production Engineering and Test teams to validate data
- Assist the Purchasing Bid Team when required
- Review build times and ensure standards reflect real production activity
- Identify opportunities for process improvement and automation
What You'll Bring
- Proficiency in Excel, Word and ideally Valor
- Ability to read engineering drawings (or willingness to learn)
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Good communication and customer?focused approach
- Ability to learn quickly, take ownership and manage multiple tasks
- Positive, proactive attitude and strong teamwork skills
- Experience in electronic manufacturing (desirable)
Apply today through Hawk 3 Talent Solutions to find out more.
If you would like to apply for the role of Buyer then please email your CV to (url removed) or call Donna on (phone number removed).
Closing date is 30.02.26 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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Hawk 3 Talent Solutions are committed to the selection, recruitment and development of the best people, basing judgements solely on suitability for the job. Whilst we endeavour to respond to all applications individually, due to high volumes, this is not always possible. Thank you for your interest in this role and we look forward to working with you in the future
