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Buyer

3 months ago

Northamptonshire, United Kingdom Acro Aircraft Seating Ltd Full time

Buyer



Acro Aircraft Seating is one of the UK’s leading and fastest-growing manufacturers of passenger seats for commercial airlines around the world. We are an agile, innovative business at the forefront of disrupting the aerospace market. Through modern methodologies, lean techniques, inspired innovation, and passion for being the best, Acro is positioning itself to be the world’s leading aircraft seating supplier.



Collaboration is one of Acro’s core values, by working together and applying our skills and expertise across Sales, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain and Operations, we find the solutions to our clients’ most complex challenges and how we deliver our promises today and tomorrow.




Location: UK

Salary: Competitive




EXCELLENT BENEFITS



• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Pension

• Healthcare scheme

• Life assurance

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Retail discounts

• Training opportunities

• 37.5 hours per week – 1 pm finish on a Friday






To be successful in this position, you will have/be;


  • Utilise MRP/ERP data to ensure purchase orders are placed effectively and on time to achieve OTIF at optimal cost. Ensure data is maintained and accurate at all times
  • Take full ownership over part pricing, ensuring purchase orders are confirmed
  • Maintain timely communication/escalation of supply chain risks, working under the guidance of the Procurement Lead in delivering strategic business objectives
  • Own and coordinate the relationships with suppliers, setting and reviewing KPIs regularly. Ensure they 96%+ OTIF and lead corrective action to realign variance to target
  • Ensure that supplier capacity is secured to support current and new product introduction demand by working closely with Procurement Leads, Operations, Quality, Design and Engineering
  • Establish, maintain and respond to supply chain risk assessments
  • Carry out regular supplier reviews to share information and manage supplier performance, understanding their capabilities and capacity
  • Establish tactical inventory opportunities to effectively balance stock holding vs availability vs unit cost
  • Responsible for Inventory levels ensuring that excess and obsolescent stock is cleared within a timely manner and ensuring that monthly and year-end Inventory targets are met
  • Collaboratively work across the business to support value-add projects, business change initiatives and forecasting of materials availability and costs
  • Responsible for ensuring that suppliers are aware of any recorded rejections deemed their responsibility and that any resultant costs of quality to the company, such as RTV, scrap, rework (internal/external), etc, are recovered from the supplier promptly
  • Ensure all dwell items at Goods In that prevent receipt of PO line are resolved promptly
  • Ensure all invoice queries are resolved in a timely manner
  • Ensure all company business policies are adhered to both internally and by our suppliers
  • To ensure engineering change is managed through the supply base and the effectiveness of change is aligned within Acro


Skills and experience required


  • Solid understanding of MRP/ERP systems and procurement processes is essential
  • Ability to deliver results within tight timeframes in a fast-moving environment
  • Attention to detail with the ability to identify and resolve problems in a systematic way
  • Ability to manage risk and identify and leverage cost drivers
  • Great communication skills and the ability to develop good cross-functional, collaborative working relationships
  • Analytical thinker, able to articulate the case and engage people to achieve the end goal
  • A confident decision maker with a clear, thought-out rationale for judgements made
  • Flexible to adapt to changing situations and environments
  • Process-driven with evidence of working knowledge of procurement/supply chain processes and procedures
  • Able to work, think and make decisions autonomously
  • Intermediate/Advanced MS Office Skills




The Parent Company of ACRO Aircraft Seating is Zhejiang Tiancheng Controls Co., Ltd headquartered in China.





We really want to hear from you, so don’t miss your opportunity to join us Once you apply, your CV will be held on our central database. Please do let us know if you do not wish for us to retain your details. If your application is successful, you will be contacted in due course.





Acro Aircraft Seating is an equal opportunities employer.




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The closing date for applications is 06 September 2024.


Please note: This advert may close early if sufficient applications are received. Acro Aircraft Seating uses reserve lists for positions where more than one candidate is deemed suitable for a position. Reserve lists are in place for 12 months, during which time reserve candidates may be offered the same or similar post should one become available.