A rapidly expanding organisation is seeking a Procurement Engineer to join their team in Staverton, Cheltenham on a permanent basis, offering a salary of up to £60,000.
This role in Procurement has been established due to business growth and recent acquisitions, providing excellent opportunities for advancement in the coming years.
The role involves providing technical support to the supply chain team by identifying sourcing packages and capable suppliers, ensuring a robust product validation process and leading the introduction of new products.
Role responsibilities of the Procurement Engineer include:
- Review and consolidate technical information for sourcing decisions within the purchasing function
- Improve manufacturing capacity of suppliers, prioritising improvements in line with supply chain strategies
- Manage technical interactions between suppliers and end customers to mitigate delivery disruption risks
- Serve as a local contact for technical issues to support commodity strategies and sourcing activities
- Interface with suppliers and commodity teams to assess capabilities affecting sourcing decisions
- Collaborate with suppliers on manufacturing methods and product requirements to ensure compliance
- Conduct supplier site visits to ensure technical compliance
Person Specification of the Procurement Engineer:
- HNC/HND/NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering
- Significant manufacturing environment experience
- Experience with advanced quality tools (e.g., PFMEA, PPAP)
- Proficient in reading complex engineering drawings
- Excellent organizational and communication skills
- Commercially minded with innovative problem-solving abilities
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross-functional teams
Salary
Up to £60k
This role is working fully on site with no hybrid working
This role will be well suited to you if you have held a role within procurement or purchasing as a procurement engineer, purchasing engineer, supply chain engineer, sourcing engineer, procurement specialist or buyers engineer