Planner/buyer

**Planner / Buyer - **Full Time Permanent

The Company

KME Steelworks is a successful, innovative engineering and manufacturing business, which specialises in the design and manufacture of a wide range of steel products. Our 4 specific areas of expertise centre around: Steel moulds for Precast Concert Products, Lazer cutting and sheet metal fabrication work, Precision CNC Machining and Product Assembly. Our mission is to deliver on our commitment by providing a quality product on time, every time to enable our clients to plan with absolute confidence.

Job Summary - Responsibilities and Duties
- Ensure that formal and up-to-date contracts of trading are in place with all key suppliers
- Run a monthly report showing variances against budget cost standards for key areas of spend together with associated plans to rectify any areas of under-recovery
- Utilise monthly production forecasts and MRP system, to replenish future business needs in terms materials, components and consumables
- Develop formal department buying strategies, that develop a deep understanding of each area of key spend, together with associated short, medium, and long-term proposed procurement plans
- Deliver an efficient Kanban ordering system
- Attend planning meetings and update on required actions as needed
- Develop risk management strategies, with supporting action plans, to minimise any adverse business impact due to supply chain issues
- Lead regular efficient stock take activities
- Lead buying administrators and stock controllers to deliver a Plan for every part required

Person Specification:

- Previous experience of launching a purchasing function from the ground up or leading a change in supply chain activities that greatly stabilised the purchasing function - essential
- Experience in a similar role within the manufacturing Industry - essential
- Excellent organisational and time management skill with the ability to work well under pressure to meet deadlines - essential
- Experienced in importing raw materials - desirable
- Excellent Excel Skills - essential
- Ability to work well on your own and be able to use own initiative - essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills - essential
- Ability to plan work and prioritise tasks with a high sense of urgency - essential
- Comfortable working with people at all levels - essential

Ability to delegate tasks and ensure the full team stays within pre-set rules and limits for purchasing - essential

**Salary**: £25,000.00-£35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Lisburn, BT27 5SR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person