Junior Buyer

Evac has been a pioneer in sustainable technologies and solutions for decades. _Cathelco is part of Evac Group. _Today we are the world’s leading provider of integrated Evac water, waste and wastewater technologies, Cathelco corrosion protection and marine growth prevention and HEM freshwater systems._
- Our technologies address the increasing need for innovative solutions driven by the megatrends of climate change, circularity, and increasingly scarce freshwater resources. We contribute to a better environment and cleaner seas by helping our customers eliminate waste, conserve water, mitigate emissions, and lengthen the lifecycle of their vessels or buildings. Together with our 500 colleagues in 14 countries, we strive for a future with no waste._

**Purpose of the role**
- Purchase goods and services, goods inwards and stockholding functions within the financial constraints and targets agreed in a professional and effective way for Cathelco and its subsidiary companies.
- Be familiar with the product range the company has, what the product's purpose is, what family of products are required in a BOM. and where they are stored in the warehouse. Attend twice Daily production meeting.
- Before placing any order, especially those for items predominantly going into systems, review SAP for expected usage.
- When manual stock sheet information is received, compare against SAP, look at usage and previous order history, use the Inventory Adjustment process and physical count sheet to question anything which looks to be inaccurate.
- Build a dialogue with Production and Sales so as to receive advance warning of unusual orders.
- Comply with relevant authorisation levels, approvals where required.
- Review Stock Holdings.
- Continuously review stock levels to ensure that stock is available for production whilst ensuring excessive levels are avoided. Agree levels with Manager then set and review minimum and maximum stock levels
- Review MOQ’s, lead times and stock holdings. If necessary negotiate with suppliers to reduce MOQ’s and lead times, advise sales department of high stock levels and long lead time items.
- Maintain in conjunction with relevant suppliers a two bin system for components and “standard” parts.
- Maintain accurate records of Vendor Managed stock for high value stock items.
- Ensure good communication with suppliers.
- Implement agreed strategies to effectively manage current and future supply chains, monitoring supplier performance ensuring that goods and services are delivered on time at the agreed cost and appropriate quality.
- Generate purchase orders ensuring the correct details are entered (cost, UOM, supplier reference, quantity, purchase category, price) and to ensure the same part is being bought as is being sold. Review the monthly variance report. Liaise with technical department regarding specifications, drawings and other relevant information a supplier requires.
- Review outstanding purchase orders to ensure deliveries are being made on time and contact suppliers regarding any overdue deliveries.
- Periodically select a product / service range and put it out to tender under guidance from the Procurement Manager.
- Maintain Stock System.
- SAP requires constant review to establish why actual stock does not match the theoretical. Record discrepancies and prepare reports for corrective action
- Update item Master data on SAP with new agreed prices.
- Help and support all members of the team with relevant tasks.
- Work in line with the business planned requirements as directed by the Procurement Manager.
- Ensure all purchasing is carried out in an appropriate, cost-effective and safe manner.
- Take the lead from the Procurement Manager to improve purchasing management systems, processes, best practices and continuous improvements.
- Deliver the strategic and operational objectives set out by the Procurement Manager.
- Coordinate with the Production team to ensure the correct level of materials are in place to ensure customers’ orders can be delivered on time.
- Ensure the organization’s processes remain legally compliant

**Key Functional Responsibilities**
- Help carry out the annual stock take.
- Placing and expediting of purchase orders.
- Purchase order consolidation.
- Affect the departmental KPI’s positively each day.
- Ensure you operate safely and respecting company H&S policies at all times.
- Attend the twice daily production meeting.
- Ensure that the department is kept clean and tidy and end of shift checks are completed daily.
- When required, provide the Sales team with lead-times based on the information provided by that team.
- Suggest ways to improve Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD).
- Provide any relevant information to warehouse / despatch teams.

**Key Performance Indicators**

1. Safety.

2. Supplier Quality.

3. Supplier OTIF.

4. Cost Savings.

5. Inventory optimisation.

**What we offer**
We offer you a highly interesting role in a global setting.