Buyer

4 months ago

Blackburn, United Kingdom Brookhouse Aerospace Full time

**Job Title**:Buyer/Administrator (Aerospace/Manufacturing)

**Location**:India Mill, Darwen

**Salary**: Up to 30k dependent on skills and experience

**Job type**: Permanent, Full time, 37 hours per week over a 4-day week, Monday to Thursday.

Brookhouse Aerospace is a well-known and respected name in the Aerospace Industry currently in its 71st year, and during this time, the business has seen many positive changes following an MBO in 2021 from Kaman UK.

We offer a range of capabilities, including manufacturing composite components, metallics, sheet metalwork, fabrication, machining and treatments.

We are approved and certified for JOSCAR, AS 9100 and NADCAP certificated and are approved Tier 1 and 2 suppliers to the Aerospace and Defence manufacturers in the UK and internationally, such as Airbus, BAE, MBDA, Rolls Royce, Safran and Spirit.

**The role**:
The Buyer/Administrator is required to support the Supply Chain Manager & wider team/business in searching the market for potential suppliers, negotiating contracts, pricing, and establishing partnerships that maximise supplier performance - indicated by on-time deliveries, meeting cost and quality requirements, fitness for purpose and integration with Brookhouse Purchasing processes.

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:

- Direct, hands-on management of the top 10 suppliers and implementation of the purchasing strategy plan
- Interpret business requirements from MRP-based reports, obtain competitive quotations from suppliers where possible and place orders for the required quantities at the required dates.
- Ensure the MRP is kept up to date with all relevant information, bookings, lead times, cost codes, acknowledgement, and due dates etc., so that the reports mentioned deliver correct results.
- Supplier order book management and scheduling.
- Liaising closely with production control/operations to determine which items to make or buy and ensure that a robust supply chain is in place to service such requirements.
- Continuously ensure that the supply chain is delivering value for money and that, where appropriate continuous improvement/cost reduction initiatives are developed and implemented with suppliers.
- Promote & implement LEAN principles and practices across the organisation.
- Prepare reports, KPIs and information as required.
- Participate in internal and external meetings and supplier visits.
- Ensure stock levels are reduced were possible or maintained in line with business strategy and agreed targets.
- Develop a high-quality, reliable, cost-efficient supplier base with the flexibility to meet ever-changing requirements. Review competitive bid information and authorise the placement of orders with suppliers for a broad scope of materials and services.
- Maintain awareness of military and blueprint specifications and manufacturing processes.
- Self-motivated and proactive and can plan and organise workload
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Analytical thinker who is systems oriented
- Computer literate and able to use MRP/ERP system experience (Epicor, SAP, Sage etc.)
- Ideally, from an aerospace purchasing/supply chain background

**Working pattern**:

- 4-day week Monday to Thursday 07:15 am to 5:00 pm totalling 37 hours weekly

**Benefits**:

- Holidays start at 28 days per year, including bank holidays. (Based on 4 - day work week)
- On-site - Occupational Health
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Corporate Health Cash Plan (Benefit in Kind)
- Life Insurance x 2
- Cycle to work scheme

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