Purchaser
6 months ago
**Role Description**:
- In this role you will be responsible for the management of allocated suppliers of products to the business.
- You will be accountable for ensuring that the right levels of stock are in place to ensure we maintain our OTIF customer delivery performance.
- You will be responsible for driving down product cost through effective contract management, negotiation & continuous improvement.
- You will work closely with the Development team to ensure new products are designed for ease of manufacture to ensure that we are able to purchase products at the right/best price to protect & increase profit margins.
- You will responsible for maintaining & updating the inventory records for purchased items within NetSuite.
- You will propose, manage & deliver annual product & services cost down initiatives and set and deliver cost down targets.
- You will support the Development team to ensure that the product meets or exceeds required quality & performance levels.
**Responsible to: Purchasing Supervisor**
**Key Result Areas**:
Effective management of allocated new & existing suppliers.
Drive down product cost through contract management, negotiation & continuous improvement.
Effectively on board new suppliers.
Ensure accuracy of inventory records for purchased items within CRM.
**Key Responsibilities**
**Activities**
**Supplier Management**
- Effectively manage all existing & new suppliers.
- Identify key/strategic suppliers & build close working relationships to ensure Product is high quality, delivered on time at the right price.
- Establish & maintain Product Purchasing Profile with all key suppliers.
- Identify & effectively on board new suppliers.
- Whenever possible identify at least 2 suppliers for critical products.
**Stock Management**
- Maintain & update inventory records for purchased items.
- Monitor stock levels to ensure we have the correct levels/ mix of stock to maintain our OTIF% to our customers.
- Accurately forecast & monitor stock value.
- Escalation point for Fulfilment customer support team in relation to supply issues.
- Coordinate with distribution team to ensure safe & proper storage of all Products.
- Order Stock when required.
- Identify & source from alternative Suppliers when 1st choice Supplier cannot meet demand or Quality requirements.
**New Product Development**
- Select the best Supplier to supply new products based upon quality, cost & delivery and group policy
- Establish Product purchasing profile for new products and update NetSuite accordingly.
- Work collaboratively with Product Development team to ensure new Products are designed for manufacture & meet our specification.
- Where possible always have a 2nd source for New Products.
**Product Cost Management**
- Drive product cost down through contract management & negotiation.
- Improve Product Quality & reduce cost through continuous improvement activities with key suppliers.
- Deliver annual cost down targets.
**Contribute to Company Development**
- Actively improve customer satisfaction by answering incoming calls within 3 rings
- Participate in the overall development of the company by supporting initiatives within the strategic roadmap as required.
- Identify personal development needs and undertake any necessary training.
- Where applicable, support colleagues in the achievement of their own business objectives.
- **Our Values**:_
**Integrity** - Doing the right thing to make a difference.Focus on honesty and quality. **Diligence** _- T_aking care of every detail to do things the right way.
Focus on detail, accuracy and consistent effort. **Empowerment** - The freedom to challenge, innovate and improve.
Focus on continuous improvement with enthusiasm.**Nurture** - caring for our customers and colleagues.
Focus on relationships with genuine care.
- **Other Duties**:_
- The list of job duties within this description is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post. _
- To participate in the company’s Personal Development Review (PDR) process in order to understand your strengths, weaknesses and motivations and to develop improvement strategies that support your own growth, role fulfilment and longer-term aspirations.
- To deputise for the Purchasing Supervisor during periods of leave or absence
- To undertake relevant staff development/training.
- To be responsible for the health and safety of self and others.
- Job descriptions will be reviewed regularly to ensure they are an accurate representation of the post._
**Key Skills & Knowledge**:
- Ideally qualified to a minimum of CIPS Level 3 or able & willing to be trained.
- Hands on experience of MRP NetSuite or similar CRM packages.
- Good understanding of heating, engineering and plumbing Products is desirable but not essential
- The ability to estimate what something should cost.
- Good IT skills are essential.
- Excellent, persuasive &
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