Commodity Buyer

Package Description:
Attractive salary plus great benefits such as:

• Bonus scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, plus each year you will have the option to buy and sell leave
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Wellbeing Scheme, provided through Health Shield, giving every colleague – and their dependents – unlimited access to GPs and counselling, as well as cash back on a wide range of health and wellbeing treatment
• Employee Support to include Life Assurance and critical illness pay
• 24/7 Colleague Assistance Programme and Financial Wellbeing Support – access to affordable loans, savings accounts, advanced earned pay, and financial education via salary finance
• Online savings- major retailers, utilities, entertainment plus many more!


About Our Opportunity
The Commodity Buyer is responsible for securing stable supplies of scrap plastic commodities from the Waste Management and Manufacturing industry in line with budgeted volumes. This role involves collaborating internally and externally to ensure that materials purchased adhere to the company’s ethical, sustainable, and compliance policies, aligning supply with demand and commercial requirements.
As a Commodity Buyer, you will own a market region, focusing on building mutually beneficial relationships with suppliers, controlling material quality by inspecting suppliers’ goods, and consistently closing deals. Daily communication with our operation and commercial teams is essential, requiring a driven, ambitious, and collaborative individual.

What you will be doing
• Secure recyclable plastic material for the MBA Polymers UK processing sites in line with demand.
• Ensure all materials purchased comply with the company’s environmental policies.
• Increase volumes and margins with existing suppliers.
• Develop a new network of suppliers within your region.
• Seek new opportunities through cold calling, attending trade shows, industry events, and participating in trade associations.
• Conduct regular site visits to control material quality and gain market intelligence while building strong relationships.
• Arrange transport of goods and track orders to ensure timely delivery.
• Analyse market trends to make insightful buying decisions.
• Manage the purchasing pipeline and CRM system.
• Work with the technical and operational team to identify and qualify additional suppliers of material.
• Ensure compliance of all materials entering the sites.
• Produce margin analysis and report improvement opportunities monthly.
• Manage the supplier and customer approval process in line with group policy.
About you
• Proven track record of building a customer network from scratch.
• Over 12 months of experience in procuring recycled plastic, preferably in the packaging sector (not essential).
• High performer who regularly exceeds targets.
• Experience in negotiating and converting prospects into customers.
• Account management and CRM experience.
• Self-motivated and target-driven.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues to achieve results.
Behaviours
• Strong negotiation skills to maximise margins.
• Confident and enthusiastic.
• Entrepreneurial with high levels of ownership.
• Good communication skills and ability to work well in a team.
Join MBA Polymers UK and contribute to a sustainable future by helping us secure and manage essential plastic commodities.


Who We Are:

MBA Polymers is an organisation which truly makes a difference to our world. Founded back in 1992, we have a simple mission – to take valuable plastic bound for landfill and transform it into high-quality plastic polymers for a sustainable future. As an award-winning organisation that forms part of the EMR Group, we are thrilled to be offering this opportunity to join us at our state-of-the-art Polymer Recycling facility in Worksop.