Procurement Specialist

We are seeking a highly skilled Procurement Specialist to join our purchasing team at TECNIQ. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of goods and services to support our operations.

This role involves managing end-to-end delivery from requisition through to delivery of goods and services, ensuring effective communication and progress updates with internal stakeholders. You will work closely with operations, logistics, and finance to plan orders for stock and ensure that orders are placed with suppliers in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure all goods and services are procured through the TECNIQ purchase order process.
• Mange end-to-end delivery from requisition through to delivery of goods and services, ensuring effective communication and progress updates with internal stakeholders.
• Liaise with internal functions to plan orders for stock and ensure that orders are placed with suppliers in a timely manner.
• Liaise with logistics regarding deliveries and collections, ensuring that purchase orders, expected delivery dates, recipient details, and any supporting documentation is provided and communicated.
• Ensure suppliers provide order confirmations within the required timescales and that delivery information is in accordance with production requirements.
• Report potential issues with deliveries that may cause disruption to the requestor and authoriser.
• Liaise with the quality department to ensure quality issues are recorded correctly and are resolved with suppliers.
• Arrange shipment to suppliers, shipment of inbound goods, and importation.
• Process data transfers at the point of ordering from suppliers.
• Seek cost savings and delivery improvements without compromising quality or service from suppliers.
• Consolidate purchases to a smaller number of suppliers to increase leverage and facilitate better supply chain relationships.
• Maintain accurate records of purchase orders placed and ensure purchase orders are available to be matched with delivery notes and invoices.
• Support the finance team regarding invoice queries, month-end, and year-end processes.

Requirements:

• Experience in purchasing in automotive, aerospace, or complex manufacturing industries would be beneficial.
• Experience in procurement of production and non-production goods and services, including raw materials.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels.
• Ability to build relationships among colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work under pressure, prioritising tasks as required.
• Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and experience managing supplier relationships.
• Leadership skills and confidence to stand in for the Purchasing Manager as and when required.
• Proven experience in transforming manual processes, improving efficiencies, and migration to automated systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and purchasing software (e.g. SAP, Oracle).

Personal Attributes:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation.
• Strong team player with an understanding of what an outstanding purchasing environment looks like.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive and results-oriented.
• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 8:30am until 5:00pm

Salary: Salary will be competitive and commensurate with experience

Other: Free on-site parking

Equal Opportunities: As an equal opportunity employer, TECNIQ is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination based on age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join TECNIQ.