Buyer

Job Description

A superb opportunity to join a leading global engineering firm in the role of buyer. The successful candidate will efficiently manage the Purchase Requisition and Purchase Order process to ensure that services to the organisation are delivered on time andto budget. This role is responsible for developing and maintaining current approved vendors and will also be a key business partner in the long-term procurement and supply chain plan, aligning capability to group requirements to meet its growth requirements.Key Responsibilities• Place orders for materials / services in line with company’s requirements and processes for both Requisitions and orders.• Find potential suppliers, negotiate prices and terms, and make agreements or contracts for purchases to meet quality standards and company objectives.• Conduct supplier business reviews for approved vendors to strength and maintain key relationships, evaluating supplier performance and compliance to company parameters• Maintain and update item price files by category, to ensure data accuracy of price breaks, lead-times, MOQ’s/ lot sizes• Work with Operational planning and commercial functions to ensure Inventory levels are maintained and controlled in accordance with company cash flow objectives• Work with Operations, PED and Engineering to control all non-inventory spend and set-up autonomous replenishment systems to maximise availability to support customer satisfaction expectations• Monitor and report on PPV (Purchasing Price Variance) on a monthly basis• Escalation point for past due MRP orders and/ or MRP order queries, if call-off planning cannot obtain answers from approved vendors• Provide procurement support for UK’s New Product Development/ Introduction plans• Lead cross functional supplier reviews and corrective action process to improve and maintain supplier OTD in support of company COTD• Lead cross functional supplier reviews and corrective action process to improve and maintain supplier Quality performance• Engage with cross functional activities, including delivery of process creation and/ or change to support company growth & Improvement.• Support the business in leading purchasing activity in new project work and NPI.• Produce weekly and monthly KPI data.• Manage business purchase requests in a timely manner to meet business needs.• Develop and implement supplier revision control documents with support from all team members.MINIMUM QUALIFICATION (S) / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ROLE• Experience in Procurement in an engineering environment.• MRP experience• Excellent communication skills and experience working in cross functional teamsESSENTIAL SKILLS / KNOWLEDGE / ABILITIES• Focussed & able to work on own initiative to successfully meet pre-determined deadlines.• Motivated to achieve long term goals whilst also able to react quickly to solve shorter day to day problems.• Team player; willing & able to support colleagues in achieving their objectives.• Ability to forge good team working relationships with other departments & external suppliers.• Clear, analytical & logical mindset along with the tenacity to see through tough business decisions.• Effective communicator at all levels of the business• MS Office proficient (Especially Excel, Word and PowerPoint)INDH