Buyer

3 months ago

Blackwood, United Kingdom Brush Group Full time

Job Introduction
To assure effective, value for money, core purchase of production (Direct) materials and Indirect spend; sourcing and managing professional supplier relationships beneficial to BRUSH and assuring quality service to the business.

Procuring all business requirements at the right price, delivered to the right place, at the right time in the right quantity and with the right quality, all done in a safe and responsible manner.

The Buyer is a key business contributor with daily activity underpinning the overall business objectives, adding value, reducing total cost of ownership, and delivering exceptional operational and customer service.

Against the backdrop of a mixed commercial environment this role requires a proactive and logical mode of engagement to ensure the maximum yield from a complex supply chain. Integrated within a team of specialists who manage several supply segments, you will be responsible for ensuring your portfolio delivers on-time, to the specified quality, with zero scope creep, at the lowest cost.

With Value add featuring in all we do, the Buyer will balance business as usual and strategic projects daily, often championing or leading a particular project via a lean/continuous improvement mind-set. You will be adept at identifying supply solutions, cost reductions and operational service opportunities, negotiating industry leading terms of business for sustainable outcomes.

Main Responsibilities
- To adhere to and comply with BRUSH codes of practice.
- Review and contribute to the delivery of personal, departmental, and business metrics and KPIs.
- Prepare and provide constructive contributions with team meetings that develop the business and department agenda as well as enhancing personal and team development.
- Drive the development of Procurement excellence within BRUSH.
- Commercially responsible and accountable for a selection of Commodities, commodity groups, business areas and/or suppliers assigned by the Senior Buyer or Procurement Manager.
- (Indirect) Commercially/Operationally responsible and accountable for all non-production spend Commodities, commodity groups, and/or suppliers including all line side production consignment stock suppliers; Contractually agreeing and arranging all quantities, stocking policies and replenishment modes.
- Procurement Master Data responsibility for all components associated to your assigned suppliers.
- Establishing the necessary procurement modes and strategy for each assigned supplier.
- To initiate, negotiate, manage, and effectively maintain Supply Agreements/Service Level agreements/contracts as applicable.
- Attend/Lead Supplier Relationship and Performance meetings (SRM/SPM) whilst initiating and maintaining effective relationships with suppliers and all other key stakeholders.
- Introduce/develop and manage individual and supplier KPI’s.
- Identify alternative suppliers ensuring due diligence is carried out in a timely and professional manner.
- Undertake, manage and responsibility for Vendor benchmarking.
- Contribute to the procurement strategy.
- Deliver an exceptional level of customer experience to all stakeholders.
- Place orders in accordance with business stream outputs, including MRP.
- Validate MRP output and managing demand patterns into the business.
- Adjust order coverage in place / issuing orders to maintain the adequate supply of goods and rescheduling orders according to the build and master schedule production plans.
- Monitoring and reporting of Supplier performance
- Supplier Order book management including but not permitted to Progressing and expediting deliveries from vendors.
- Deputizing and covering work streams for colleagues during their periods of absence.
- Develops and maintains the approved supplier list.
- Drive collaboration across Brush group through regular engagement with wider Procurement function and participation in cross business category wide projects
- Support the annual Finance budgeting process through the identification of a cost saving pipeline

Person Specification
- Computer literate with the ability to maintain accurate records.
- Excellent numerical skills
- Negotiation and Influencing skills Attention to detail.
- Highly organised
- Capacity planning
- Familiar with product design and manufacturing processes
- Knowledge of MRP, ERP & MRP II Systems
- At least 2 years’ experience in commercial business and purchasing practices.
- Supply chain control - internal and external
- Familiar and competent in Manufacturing Database Systems
- Ability to develop good supplier relationships.
- Commercial awareness
- Experience in sourcing and procurement

About Us
BRUSH Switchgear already serve thousands of customers around the world, offering both AC and DC solutions not only to electrical distribution utilities but also to individual public and private sector end user organisations operating in a variety of settings.

Using our skills and experience to produce solutions wh

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