Senior Buyer Machined Parts

Job Description

A leading engineering manufacturer, based in Leeds have a new position for a procurement professional to join their existing team as a Senior Buyer.The role is responsible for leading and managing all purchasing related activity for assigned commodities and services.Duties:* Create and implement category sourcing strategies utilising Category Management process * Manage all commercial aspects of sourcing - spend analysis, tendering and business award * Source and evaluate new products to promote cost savings and efficiencies * Negotiate, implement and maintain supplier framework agreements * Undertake Supplier performance reviews as deemed necessary in order to maintain Supplier performance levels for Quality, Cost, Delivery* Responsible for driving and implementing Supplier Development programmes for category preferred Suppliers* Drive cost reduction, VAVE activity and report all cost saving activity against agreed targets* Supply Chain lead and support to cross divisional projects and initiatives * Responsible for the timely conversion of requisitions to purchase orders through to purchase order placement* Obtain written confirmation of agreed delivery dates by means of securing formal purchase order acknowledgements* Responsibility to ensure that both Materials & Services are delivered to site in line with the delivery dates agreed between with supplier* Timely updating of the SAP system, identifying agreed delivery dates from all materials and to take proactive steps to mitigate and recovery any potential impacts to planned production requirements* Management of any potential delivery shortages so that effective countermeasures can be jointly agreed and implemented in a timely manner* Proactive approach to visit Suppliers as deemed necessary in order to audit "Supplier Delivery Trackers" against planned production schedules to track Plan Vs. Actual* Undertake additional duties as reasonably deemed necessary in support of on-going business requirements* Management of supplier stock and stock takes for vendors* Ensure all work personally undertaken within WVC is carried out in compliance with current H&S rules and WVC safety systems, and is in line with the requirements of the WVC duty of care document* Flexibility to support multiple commodity areas as required* Requirement to cover additional hours to support business demandsMeasurements:* Supplier OTD* Specified savings targets* MRP Exceptions* Root Cause analysis of OTD failure by supplier with remedial action plans* Cost Savings and Cost Down targets (to be agreed for each project)Education and/or Experience:* Excellent commercial acumen with strategic focus* Relationship management skills* Customer focused / Service & results orientated * Strong teamwork ethic* Excellent communication skills* Excellent influencing and persuasion skills* Ability to act independently* Good problem solving and the application of appropriate tools and techniques* Proven experience of category buying within a Engineering/Technical manufacturing environment, including Low Cost and Best Cost sourcing * Knowledge of Purchasing Workflow/SRM systems a distinct advantage * Familiar with problem solving tools and techniques, problem resolution and driving the overall countermeasure proposal process* Experience working across numerous projects and working closely with an international supply base and multiple culturesSalary:* £45,000* Bonus, Pension, Holiday, Flexible BenefitsSenior Buyer (Motors & Engineered Parts)Halifax, Bradford, Shipley, Colne, Keighley, Huddersfield, Burnley, Hull, York, Leeds, Wakefield, Harrogate.Elevation Recruitment Groups Procurement and Supply Chain division work with a vast range of businesses across Yorkshire and Humberside, Lincolnshire and East Midlands regions.

Keyskills :
engineeringprocurementsourcingstrategic buyingsupply chain managementcommodity management