Procurement Specialist

2 days ago


Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom Barclay Meade Careers Full time

A leading manufacturing engineering business is seeking a Procurement Specialist to support direct procurement activity for manufacturing. This role requires out-going, self-motivated professionals with a background in procurement as a Buyer.

The Procurement Specialist will join a large and supportive procurement team enjoying a period of growth. Procurement activity will focus on direct commodity areas for manufacturing. The environment is fast-paced and dynamic, so the Procurement Specialist will collaborate closely with the supply chain to ensure continuity of supply to achieve production schedules.

Key responsibilities of the Procurement Specialist include:

  • Review, confirm availability and process purchase requisitions
  • Liaison with internal departments to drive through any Quality, Cost, Delivery (QCD) and planning requirements
  • End-to-end supplier order book management
  • Supplier Relationship Management and development activities around On-Time Delivery (OTD), On-Time In Full (OTIF) metrics/KPIs
  • Maintain procurement department data within Material Requirements Planning (MRP) and Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Formulas)
  • Escalate and expedite material shortage issues
  • Identify and qualify new suppliers for Ad-hoc requirements
  • Drive productivity opportunities with the supply base to deliver cost-out goals

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

  • Purchasing/procurement experience as a Junior Buyer, Buyer or Senior Buyer
  • Analytically minded with experience in the use of MS Excel spreadsheets (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, Formulas)

We estimate the salary for this role to be around £50,000 - £60,000 per annum, depending on experience.



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