Job Description

Buyer - Graduate

Are you a recent graduate ready to make an impact?

Looking for your next opportunity to kick-start your career with a Company that's cleaning up the competition!

Innovation, strategy and creativity - this is your chance to shine!

Welcome to the world of Henry!

About us:

At Numatic we take immense pride in being a world leader in designing, engineering, developing and manufacturing state of the art cleaning equipment. We are committed to continuously enhancing and developing our product range and offer great value reliable cleaning equipment with innovative technologies that deliver sustainable solutions.





We employ over 1200 people on our 40-acre campus in

Chard, Somerset

where we are currently investing over 40million to support the expansion of our product offering.





Our exciting graduate training programmes allow you to gain industry and practical experience within the organisation to support your career development.

Summary of the role:

Your time will be spent on short term placements within the Purchasing & Supply Chain department, gaining experience of all stages of our products lifecycle. Not only will you be working within a great team environment, but you will also be creating valuable solutions for a company that puts our customers' needs at the heart of everything we do. You will gain professional development for both soft and hard skills through attending internal and external training programmes.





The placement will be centred around the department, with cross functional work in Product Management, R&D, Production Engineering, Finance and Manufacturing Operations, with specific focus on projects to deliver benefits supporting the following areas.

Procurement & Spend Management:

Categories spend programme - focus on cost savings and rationalisation opportunities. Global ESG & Sustainability requirements - identify measures and initiatives. Negotiation and Supplier Relationship improvements

Global Business Planning and Forecast Process:

Sales forecast demand management consolidation. Operational capacity planning

Warehouse, Distribution & Inventory management:

Inventory management principles to optimise site capacity utilisation. Stock accuracy performance metrics - root cause and gap analysis. Implement strategic improvements, to deliver efficiency benefits and cost savings.

Essential:

A good communicator Positive and enthusiastic A problem solver - proactive forward thinker Interested in how technology can improve customer and employee experiences

We are particularly interested to hear from recent graduate candidates who have particular specialisms in:

Category Management Supply Chain Management Global Market Analysis

What's in it for you?

A structured training and development program with mentorship. Hands-on experience across multiple areas of marketing and creative production. The opportunity to work on exciting real-world campaigns. Exposure to both B2B and B2C) marketing strategies. A friendly and collaborative team environment. Potential for progression within the company after the placement.

What we offer?

Professional mentoring Relocation expenses allowance Monthly workshops Additional learning program Live work setting and industry knowledge Career progression Early careers & Learning and Development team support Graduate community & social events LinkedIn Learning access to over 13000 online courses




In addition to receiving first class training, we will also provide you with exposure to our senior leaders across the business, providing you with an opportunity to showcase your talents.





We embrace diversity, equality and inclusion and look to develop our people in the skills and areas they are most interested in, leveraging the qualities and unique competencies that each person brings to the company.

Starting Salary

30,469

Closing Date

27/10/2025

Start

Date

September 2026





This role will be based at our

Head Office campus in the heart of Somerset, in Chard.