Job Title: Buyer
Salary: up to £47,000pa
Location: Leicester
Working Hours: 40 hour week, Monday to Friday
Type: Office based 5 days a week
Benefits: 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, Pension
Job Outline:
The buyer will be responsible for the purchasing and a procurement service for components, materials, services and subcontract manufacturing to ensure the continuity of supply at acceptable levels of quality, stock availability and cost.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
- Purchasing of overhead and project requirements for Production and Development departments.
- Review of the MRP requirements generated for Production.
- Progressing purchase orders and updating relevant information on the MRP system
- Progress chasing of sub-contractor parts and services, reviewing safety stocks to ensure economic stocking of parts.
- Maintain CEM Bonds and Franchise Buffers – proactive in instigating optimum stock holdings to bring in lead times.
- Creating new part numbers when required.
- Negotiating with new suppliers to attain good margins both nationally and internationally and build strong working relationships.
- Working with the R&D department both purchasing and in key component selection.
- Managing scheduled orders.
- Sourcing new suppliers and developing the supplier base, attending Supplier Quality Audits in conjunction with the Quality Team.
- Contributing to the development of internal company processes.
- Ensuring the proper management of the purchasing processes to meet KPI's and SLA's.
- Maintain an overall knowledge of the department and any on-going issues in order to support the wider Operations Team in times of absence.
- Other purchasing department administrative functions.
- Timely and accurate communication of information across all levels within the Company.
Essential
- Electronic Component Sourcing
- Negotiation Skills
- Knowledge of MRP systems
- Effective Communication skills, written and verbal
- Spreadsheet Expertise
- Willingness to travel (UK & International)
Desirable
- Business Knowledge
- Financial Procedures Knowledge
- Commercial Awareness
Key Competencies
- Leading People
- Delivering Performance
- Managing Professionally
- Customer Thinking
If you meet the above criteria and are interested in the role, apply today!