Buyer

5 months ago


Gloucester, United Kingdom First Base Employment Ltd. Full time

Purpose:
To support the purchasing of goods and services (3rd party and intra-company), ensuring operational requirements of the business are met, within budget, to the right quality and on time. Functionally ensuring departmental metrics and objectives are delivered and efficiencies gained for Direct category of goods and services, including sub-contract machining requirements.

Key Accountabilities:

- To support the Senior Buyer on site and manage assigned categories.
- Responsible for the identification of requirements from Bills of Materials (BOM’s) and the timely negotiation and placement of purchase orders with the vendor base under correct internal procedures & guidelines.
- Meeting and/or exceeding Departmental targets such as Annual Savings, OTIF vendor performance and any other tracked and measured criteria connected to vendor management / supply chain activity.
- Category management activities for optimal make/buy and on-shore and off-shore supply chain positioning
- EFACS records (all relevant functional data) accurate and maintained.
- Support the department within the wider operations team e.g., at production meetings, whilst working with other key stakeholders such as Engineering, Planning, Quality, Finance for maximum efficiency, contribution to improvement initiatives and problem solving
- Input of required data into the centralized departmental work TEAMS / SharePoint site including monthly report pack
- Timely NCR closure process with vendors

Expertise:

- CIPs qualification or studying towards CIPS desirable.
- Engineering qualification preferably HNC or higher, with strong Engineering background is essential along with proven track record in procurement.
- Ability to read, analyse, and interpret drawings, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals and to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, suppliers.
- Reasonable level of IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and CRM databases
- Ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner with internal Departments and suppliers, able to handle enquiries / problem solve in a confident, professional, and competent manner.
- Ability to follow instructions, organise and plan daily workload to known deadlines and project requirements


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