Technical Purchasing Specialist

Join a team where innovation meets industry-leading manufacturing, and where your expertise helps keep our operations running at their very best. At EGGER UK, we're looking for a confident, curious, and proactive Technical Purchasing Specialist to cover a maternity period at our Hexham site. If you enjoy building strong supplier relationships, navigating complex procurement challenges, and making a real impact in a fast-paced manufacturing environment we'd love to meet you., As a Technical Purchasing Specialist, you'll play a key role in keeping our site moving efficiently and safely. Your responsibilities will include:

• Delivering top-tier procurement service by following EGGER UK's procurement guidelines across all activities.
• Leading UK material group strategies to source and supply indirect materials and support services effectively.
• Managing contractor onboarding and performance, using digital tools to monitor, analyse, and enhance results.
• Overseeing daily procurement operations to ensure a high-quality service for the business.
• Developing and strengthening the supply base through supplier visits, SRM activities, audits, negotiations, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilising digital procurement tools, running tenders, analysing complex categories, and driving down transactional costs.
• Supporting special projects assigned by the Technical Purchasing Manager.

We're looking for someone who brings a mix of technical know-how, people skills, and a proactive approach. Ideally, you'll bring:

• Membership of (or working towards) CIPS - desirable
• A full driving licence
• Knowledge of procurement processes: RFx/tendering, supplier selection, contractor onboarding, ERP systems, and the sourcing lifecycle
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent IT skills, particularly across M365 tools and BI analysis
• Experience using SAP (essential), with Ariba and spend analytics tools a plus
• Experience in supplier relationship management
• A highly organised approach with the ability to prioritise under pressure in a busy manufacturing setting
• Natural problem-solving skills and confidence communicating at all levels, internally and externally

By joining EGGER, you'll become part of Northumberland's largest family-owned manufacturing employer - where health, safety, sustainability, and employee wellbeing truly matter. Here's what you can look forward to:

• A competitive salary & pension scheme (including Life Assurance)
• Private Health Cash Plan
• An annual Christmas bonus & gift
• Annual lifestyle and wellbeing checks
• 26.5 days holiday + bank holidays
• Enhanced family-friendly leave policies
• Subsidised school holiday kids clubs
• A sustainability-led business operating across 11 countries
• Tailored training and development opportunities
• Employee wellbeing programmes
• On-site restaurant & free weekly fresh fruit
• Free secure parking
• A varied role using cutting-edge digital tools and systems
• A supportive induction and ongoing professional development

If you're ready to bring your expertise to a company that values innovation, integrity, and people we'd love you to join us.

About EGGER We create more from wood. With approximately 12,000 employees worldwide who work with passion, upholding our family values and innovative spirit. This is how we create products for furniture, interior design, construction as well as laminate flooring. We keep moving and are always developing - manufacturing new products, tapping into emerging markets and generating exciting prospects for everyone that works with us. Learn more Technical Purchasing Procurement Specialist Purchasing Specialist Buyer Tec