Assistant Buyer

Macfarlane Packaging

📍 horsham, england, United-Kingdom

Full-time Management & Operations Posted June 15, 2026

Job Description

Overview

Location: Horsham (Oakhurst Business Park, Southwater)

Package: Basic salary up to £30,000 (dependent on experience) plus bonus & flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays & additional annual leave purchasing scheme)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Sector: Packaging Distribution

Optimise stock, drive efficiency, and support business performance.

The Role: Assistant Buyer

As our Assistant Buyer, you’ll take ownership of stock management across our site, ensuring the right products are available at the right time while balancing working capital, space utilisation, and margin. Working closely with procurement, sales, and logistics teams, you’ll use data and insight to forecast demand, manage stock levels, and identify opportunities to improve performance. This is a highly visible, cross-functional role where accuracy, organisation, and commercial awareness are key.

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