Production Buyer

2 weeks ago

Thetford, Norfolk, United Kingdom Gerrell & Hard Ltd. Full time
Job Title: Production Buyer

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Production Buyer to join our team at Gerrell & Hard Ltd. in Thetford. As a key member of our Manufacturing division, you will be responsible for purchasing goods, materials, and commodities to ensure production operational needs are met.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Manage resources and activities required for the completion of high-value purchase transactions, including sourcing, planning, and expediting purchase orders to support fulfillment of production schedules and spare parts orders.
  • Build, maintain, and manage supplier relationships, ensuring good communication is maintained between all parties.
  • Process purchase orders for capital and flow parts based on supply/demand situations: meeting customer demands, forecasting (i.e., Build Plan), engineering inputs, and other system signals.
  • Evaluate and drive resolution on material quality, price, supply issues, delivery, and invoice discrepancies.
  • Propose and implement job-related process improvements, participate in cross-functional projects.
  • Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations.
  • Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities.
  • Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organization.
  • Negotiate contracts, improve prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
Requirements:
  • Minimum 3 years of experience working in a purchasing team preferably within an automotive or manufacturing environment.
  • Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown.
  • Experience of working closely with suppliers, confident in running meetings with current and potential suppliers.
  • Able to add value, reduce costs, and input to business improvements.
  • An understanding of automotive processes and components would be advantageous.
  • Computer literate, with advanced Excel skills/abilities – SAP experience would be beneficial.
  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification or studying towards CIPS qualification would be beneficial but not essential.

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