Senior Buyer

7 months ago

Coventry, United Kingdom Recra Consulting Full time

**_Recra is working in partnership_** with an established fabrication/sheet metal company that manufactures a broad range of products and they specialize in all aspects of welding and fabrication. Our client is looking to add a Purchasing Manager to their team in Coventry.

**About the role**:

- Act as a point of contact between the company and suppliers. Identify potential suppliers based on project requirements. Negotiate contracts, terms, and deadlines with vendors and suppliers.
- Manage to ensure goods delivery in a timely manner.
- Able to build long-term and stable partnership relationships with key suppliers in order to maintain continuity of supply, reduce the cost of procurement, and obtain a competitive advantage in the procurement area.
- Analyse procurement demand and the market, to achieve objectives of procurement cost control and lower general cost of procurement according to the business’s strategies.
- Identify risks from the ever-evolving procurement environment, and set up and implement a risk mitigation plan to maintain consistent supply levels.
- Organise communication with suppliers periodically according to the requirements of that category to build durable relationships with suppliers.
- Maintain database of Components, determined stock levels in distribution, and monitor the availability of components and stock longevity.
- Organise periodic supplier audits and evaluations, ensuring the continuation of suitable suppliers on approved suppliers register.
- Gather and analyse research material on markets and client information for the sourcing of potential suppliers to ensure the validity of procurement strategies.
- Drive and enhance supplier understanding of management processes and guidelines.
- Develop strategies that strengthen the quality of the organisation's relationship with the supply base by identifying opportunities to continuously improve the effectiveness of communications and supplier relationship-building activities in association with ISO9001/ IATF 16949 requirements.
- Promote and encourage cross-functional participation from all areas of the Sales, Engineering, Production, Finance, and Quality Team.
- Actively manage sourcing activities relating to business models, via management of RFQ, key sourcing processes, and quotation analysis/negotiation.
- Devise and agree with benchmarks and maintain a strong awareness through the investigation of new supply markets and assessing suppliers' capability.
- Ensure quality of procured items and address problems when they arise using quality problem-solving techniques such as 8D, 5 Whys, Fishbone, etc.
- Compiling and maintaining purchase records, supplier databases, and procurement contracts.
- Managing supplier's KPIs.
- Determine quantity and timing of deliveries.
- Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
- Conduct business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, and identify potential cost-down and improvement opportunities.
- Advise senior management and improve the procurement process.

**Skills and Experience**:

- Strong expertise in Engineering Procurement.
- Able to benchmark market pricing and negotiate revised terms with the supplier base accordingly.
- Familiarity with internal MRP systems.
- A hard-working spirit can deliver to tight deadlines and workplace pressures.
- Results orientated.
- Proactive, can-do work attitude.
- Strong stakeholder management skills.
- Able to be a credible ambassador for the team.
- Strong office system skills (Office, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
- Good understanding of ISO9001 systems in relation to the Purchasing and Supply function, ideally IATF 16949.
- Ability to analyze large quantities of data and produce subsequent reports from this data.

**Benefits**:

- Free on-site parking
- Generous holiday allowance
- 25 days a year plus public holiday
- Bonus scheme available
- Overtime available
- Close proximity to local shops

**For more information, contact Megan at Recra on 0116 4646336.**

**About Recra Consulting**

At RECRA, we have a drive and passion to establish and build long lasting relationships.

We are different to other agencies as we commit ourselves to working in and outside of office hours to ensure we are proactively finding the best talent on the market.

Our client relationships are ones that are built on honesty, transparency and dedication. We are committed to fully understanding the in’s and out’s of a business, finding out why people love working there and the type of people that will nourish in their environment.

**About Recra Consulting**:

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