Procurement Specialist for Precision Engineering

1 month ago


West Midlands Combined Authority, United Kingdom EMBS Engineering Full time
Job Title: Procurement Specialist for Precision Engineering

The role of a Procurement Specialist for Precision Engineering at EMBS Engineering is to provide strategic procurement support to the company's purchasing department. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the procurement of parts and materials, ensuring timely delivery, and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers.

About the Job:

We are seeking an experienced Procurement Specialist to join our team in Wolverhampton. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, experience working within the precision engineering industry, and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities:
  • Purchasing parts and materials in line with sales order requirements
  • Review lead times and potential bottlenecks ensuring an effective strategy is in place to avoid any delays
  • Manage 3rd party/sub contract requirements
  • Run and manage frequent reports such as OTIF, JIT, KPIs, Technical queries, Market trends etc
  • Review data to ensure targets are being achieved
  • Manage the supplier and subcontractor performance reviews providing data to senior leadership teams
  • Develop strong supplier relationships
  • Focus on ensuring customer satisfaction by ensuring they are kept up to date in relation to the order progress
Requirements:
  • Strong background within a similar role
  • Experience of working within a precision engineering/critical component manufacturing markets such as; Aerospace, Nuclear, Defence, SubSea, Automotive etc
  • 3+ years experience of purchasing machined parts, sub-contract machining, fabrications etc
  • Demonstrable knowledge surrounding project timelines, cycle times and manufacturing requirements
  • Ability to work to set budgets and ensuring targets are achieved
  • Understanding of engineered parts, materials and components
  • Contract terms and negotiation experience
  • Confidence managing supplier relationships and monitoring overall performance

Salary: £38-48k (depending on level of experience)



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