Buyer/planner

Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for a highly professional and expanding organisation in the Woodgate Valley area who are actively seeking a Buyer/ Planner to join their successful team.

Duties and tasks will include:

- Plan and schedule via MRP Exception Messages
- Manage Purchasing Master Data for the Commodity to ensure price and lead times are accurate maintained
- Create new part Request for Quotations (RFQ’s).
- Ensure Purchase Orders (External and Intercompany) are placed in a timely manner to achieve request date and maintain customer satisfaction
- Manage Purchase and Invoice Price Variance reports (PPV) for commodity
- Vendor Expediting to maintain accurate delivery information
- Resolve Supplier Quality Notifications
- Regular liaison with suppliers, stores and internal teams
- Support the communication of shipment delays and escalations as appropriate
- You have previous experience in a Supply Chain environment, preferably in a similar position
- IT competence, working knowledge of MPR systems and Microsoft Office
- Some level of understanding of technical drawings is a plus
- Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills at all levels
- Expediting and negotiation skills, strong in decision making, prioritizing, problem-solving and work within strict deadlines.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm and parking is available.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £24,000.00-£28,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Flexitime
- Free parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Birmingham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

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