Straight-Line are currently hiring a Buyer to join a team in West Bromwich.

This role requires a strong understanding of chemical trade, supply chains, market dynamics, and a proven ability to manage supplier relationships to ensure timely, cost-effective, and quality material delivery.

Key Responsibilities:

• Source, select, and purchase chemicals and related materials based on technical specifications, quality standards, and delivery requirements.
• Manage the end-to-end procurement cycle from requisition to purchase order placement and delivery tracking.
• Collaborate with R&D, Production, Quality Control, and Logistics teams to forecast demand and ensure material availability to support production schedules.
• Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with suppliers to achieve the best value while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Develop and maintain strong, mutually beneficial supplier relationships.
• Conduct supplier performance reviews and audits, focusing on quality, delivery, compliance, and cost-effectiveness
• Identify and qualify new, reliable suppliers to mitigate supply risks and foster competition.
• Lead the import functions to deliver accurate, timely, and compliant operations
• Compliance Declarations to HRMC

Person Specification:

• Sufficient education in supply chain management, business, or a related technical field
• In depth understanding of chemical industry and CIPS qualified
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and contract management skills are required
• Proficience in ERP/MRP systems (SAP/Oracle/Sage/MS Office)

Salary - £30,000 to 35,000

If this sounds of interest, please apply now! Alternatively, if you have any further questions, call us on 01905 611611.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, by applying, you consent to us keeping your information on file for any future positions.

Straight-Line are currently hiring a Quality Engineer to work with a chemical engineering company based in West Bromwich.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all the QC equipment is calibrated, maintained and fit for use.
• Responsible for analytical method development and method verification/validation for all new projects
• Responsible for creating STMs for new methods developed
• Ensure all the analysts are trained on the new methods developed during R&D phase and on STMS when the products proceed to production.
• Ensure service contracts for all the equipment are timely renewed and maintained at the optimum price possible
• Operate, calibrate and check analytical equipment, observing good laboratory practice.
• Under the supervision of the Quality Control Manager, carry out the investigation of equipment and material failures.
• Maintain reagent, equipment, parts and spares stock levels and ensure reagents are within expiry dates
• Perform the validation process of standard operating procedures.
• Prepare small samples for customers and dispatch as per special instructions
• Carry out analysis, to aid in the development and improvement of, plant process and Quality Control standard operating procedures
• Setting up test methods and specifications for new products on Sage and LIMS
• Provide analytical cover in shifts, when required

Person Specification:

• An understanding of a broad range of analytical chemistry techniques
• Competence in analytical method development and method validation
• A good knowledge and experience in analytical equipment troubleshooting
• A good knowledge and understanding of software back ups and set-up
• Competence in specific analytical techniques (where applicable)
• An understanding of environmental monitoring techniques (where applicable)
• An understanding of deviation reporting and out-of-specification results procedures

Salary - £35,000 (flexible and dependent upon experience)

If this sounds of interest, please apply now! Alternatively, if you have any further questions, call us on 01905 611611.

Due to the large number of applications we receive, by applying, you consent to us keeping your information on file for any future positions.