Are you an experienced Buyer within an engineering/manufacturing background and CIPS qualified? Would you like to work for an International company who are the market leaders in their field and offer a fantastic working environment. You will work closely with the procurement team and will be a strong team player and IT savvy. There is a salary of up to £33,000 plus many benefits including an annual bonus.
The Role:
- Supporting the Procurement Manager in line with the annual purchasing strategy.
- Managing commodities in line with MRP and sourcing / buying to support business requirements
- Active involvement in cross-functional teams to source special customer requirements to ensure the supplier can meet the expectations of the customer
- Purchasing of materials and services.
- Maintaining accurate system data for suppliers, lead time, pricing, due dates, batch sizes and cost price field for new items.
- Building and developing good supplier relationships.
- Pro-actively expediting the timely delivery in full to suit business requirements.
- Ensure everything possible is done to alleviate and overcome problematic due dates.
- Attend weekly production meetings to provide relevant updates as soon as possible for any parts which cannot meet business time frames.
- Involvement in monthly KPI verification of results and achievements.
- Adhering to stated policies and procedures relating to purchasing, quality management and health & safety.
About You:
- Experience within an Engineering Purchasing / Supply Chain environment ideally with an Engineering background
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office including being Excel proficient
- Experienced in MRP / ERP systems Skills
- Good knowledge for the procurement and specification of raw materials and propriety items
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written to all levels within the business.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Team player
- Results driven
Benefits:
- There is a salary of up to £33,000
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays rising to 30 at 5 years service
- Annual bonus
- Pension scheme
- Medical insurance