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Scanjet has sister companies in Norway, Bulgaria, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK, Indonesia and Shanghai. With these strategic geographical locations and a strong customer focus, we have successfully established ourselves as a world leader in our sector. We have a major focus on future products designed to meet strict industry standard as well as environmental requirements.\nIn our everyday work we are guided by our core values; customer-focused, professional and committed, cost-efficient, and keeping our promises. We are a workplace for everyone, and our success is built on a culture of diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from various backgrounds and experiences.\nAbout the role\nAs Buyer, you will play an important role in ensuring that materials and components are available to support our production schedules and customer commitments. Working closely with the Production Manager and wider team, you will help manage supplier relationships, place orders, monitor deliveries and contribute to the smooth running of our supply chain.\nThis is an excellent opportunity for someone with a couple of years' experience in purchasing, procurement or supply chain who is looking to develop their career within an international engineering and manufacturing business.\nThe position is full-time, 37.5 hours per week, office based and remote/hybrid work is allowed when appropriate.\nThe company operates flexible working hours with the core time being 09:00 - 17:00\nScanjet PSM is located within a single site in Haywards Heath RH16 1TW, a 5 minute walk from a mainline train station and onsite parking available.\nKey Responsibilities\nAs Buyer, you will among other things:\nRaise and manage purchase orders in line with company procedures\nSource materials, components and services from approved suppliers\nRequest and compare supplier quotations to support purchasing decisions\nNegotiate pricing, delivery terms and contracts where appropriate\nFollow up on outstanding orders and help resolve delivery issues\nMonitor supplier performance relating to quality, cost and delivery\nWork closely with production to ensure material availability and support customer delivery schedules\nMaintain accurate purchasing and supplier records within the ERP system\nIdentify opportunities to improve purchasing efficiency, cost control and supplier performance\nEnsure timely procurement to support production and customer delivery schedules\nExpedite outstanding orders and resolve supplier delivery issues.\nAbout the Team\nScanjet PSM UK manufactures instrumentation for tank level and pressure measurement supported by a range of display systems which are supplied both to other companies within the organisation for integration into their own systems, and to external customers globally. Primary market focus is the Marine Sector for Shipboard application, in all Vessel types including Naval Ships, Tankers, Bulk Carriers, General Cargo Vessels, Ferries, OSV’s workboats, Tugs, and Luxury Yachts. Sales to external customers may either be direct or via a global network of Sales Agency companies. With 50 years’ experience the company has a significant world-wide installed base.\nYour background\nTo succeed in this role, you will likely have:\nPrevious experience in a purchasing, procurement, buying or supply chain role\nExperience working with suppliers and managing purchase orders\nGood communication skills with the confidence to build positive relationships internally and externally\nGood commercial awareness and an interest in understanding cost, quality and delivery performance\nundefined\nExperience using ERP/MRP systems or similar business systems\nIntermediate Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office skills\nundefined\nNot a requirement but nice to have:\nExperience within a manufacturing or engineering environment\nAn understanding of inventory control or supply chain principles\nExperience with supplier audits and quality systems\nWorking towards, or interested in pursuing, a CIPS qualification\nAbout you\nWe are looking for someone who:\nIs proactive and takes ownership of following up supplier orders and resolving issues\nCommunicates confidently with suppliers and colleagues to build effective relationships\nCan prioritise a varied workload and manage changing production requirements\nEnjoys solving problems and finding practical solutions when supply challenges arise\nWorks well both independently and as part of a collaborative team\nIs eager to learn and develop their purchasing and supply chain knowledge\nWhat we offer\nAt Scanjet, you will join a friendly and dynamic workplace with an entrepreneurial spirit. You will have the chance to collaborate and grow together with committed colleagues and to contribute toward the future development and success of Scanjet. We have a strong track record of internal career development and there are endless opportunities within Scanjet in the position as global leader in an exciting fast-moving business.\nStarting Package includes:\n· Pension scheme\n· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)\n· Health cash plan through HSF\n· 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays\n· Flexible working arrangements\n· On-site parking\n· Training and development opportunities\nYour application\nSubmit your application including CV and a personal cover letter, in English, latest 30th of November 2026. All information is handled confidentially in accordance with our GDPR Policy.\nFor more information, you are welcome to contact:\nJames Spenceley, Managing Director PSM\n, Mobile: +44 7720 163301\nAnna Lindberg, HR Business Partner, Scanjet Group\n, Mobile: +46 7033 470907\nReece Watmore, Talent Acquisition Partner Alfa Laval\n, Mobile: +44 7483 519232\nThe selection process is ongoing and we will review applications as they are received so please send in your application as soon as possible.\nWe look forward to receiving your application!","description_format":"text","description_chars":6306,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Annual leave","Flexible schedule","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United Kingdom","iso":"GB","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Industrial Machinery","HVAC & Refrigeration"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-11T13:58:37Z"}],"visa":[{"country":"GB","licensed_sponsor":true,"adverts_offering_sponsorship_24m":0,"sanctioned_now":false,"evidence":"Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker)","filings_12m":null,"filings_prev_12m":null,"green_card_filings_12m":null,"median_offered_wage_usd":null,"route":"Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker","cap_exempt":false,"checked_at":"2026-11-11T07:38:50+00:00","sources":["UK Home Office: register of licensed sponsors (workers)"],"filings_for_role_12m":0}],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":23,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early","comp:brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-11T14:47:44Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/alfa-laval-buyer-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/alfa-laval-buyer-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-11T14:47:44Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":27385,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-12T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":67993},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=67993"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Falfa-laval-buyer-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":2,"usd":0.2},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Falfa-laval-buyer-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.1,"usd":0.01},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Falfa-laval-buyer-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/alfa-laval-buyer-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Falfa-laval-buyer-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":4072261}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"alfalaval.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":4072261},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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