Buyer

Title: Buyer

Reports to: Supply Chain/Procurement Manager

Position: Permanent

Base Location:     Droitwich Spa

Contract: Full time onsite

Imagine working at the forefront of innovation in fluid-flow technology, with over 1400 colleagues across the globe, and contributing to a legacy of excellence that spans eight manufacturing facilities on four continents. Armstrong Fluid Technology is more than just a leader in our industry; we are a community of the brightest and most creative minds, driven by a shared mission to engineer the future and safeguard our planet.

As a member of our team, you'll dive into an environment that encourages learning and boundary-pushing every day. You'll be part of an agile and dynamic workplace where today's solutions are built for tomorrow's challenges.

Overview:

The Buyer provides support to the purchasing team ensuring the timely delivery of goods and services.

In addition to annual initiatives, the key accountabilities of this position are:

Buying

• Analyse Material Requirement Planning and issues purchase orders to domestic and international suppliers
• Progress and check order acknowledgements
• Maintain accurate system data for suppliers, lead time, pricing, batch sizes and cost process fields for new items
• Build and develop collaborative relationships with suppliers
• Participate in monthly Key Performance Indicator verification of supplier results and achievements
• Support the procurement Manager in line with the company's annual purchasing cost reduction strategy.
• Maintain a risk assessment of key suppliers based on supplier quality and delivery performance, supply category and capacity to meet future demand.
• Negotiate competitive with existing and new potential suppliers to obtain competitive prices, lead times and service levels.
• Ensure Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is amended for any variation against standard costs.

Expediate

• Proactively expedite the timely delivery of goods and services to meet business requirements
• Liaise with production planning to provide updates on critical shortages and mitigate any potential delays to meeting customer deadlines.
• Consolidate shipments where possible to reduce both transportation and transactional costs.
• Active involvement in cross-functional teams through interaction with Quality, Production, Goods In, Finance, Engineering and Sales.
• Identify any areas of concern and opportunities for continuous improvement, using 5S and lean principles.

Requirements

• Previous proven experience as a Buyer
• Experience within an engineering, manufacturing and distribution operations in an industrial environment
• Experience working with a Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) system or an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
• Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (MCIPS/ CIPS) or working towards this qualification is desirable.
• Creative problem-solving skills, conflict management within different organizations (centralized and matrix organizational structures)
• Strong, team-oriented skills with presence and a bias for action.
• Self-directed with ability to work autonomously and collaboratively and a focus on results.

Soft Skills

• Effective communicator with a collaborative mindset.
• Self-motivated, action-oriented, and capable of working independently or in teams.
• Comfortable working in a global matrix structure.

Why Armstrong Fluid Technology?

By joining us, you'll become part of a global community dedicated to pushing the boundaries of fluid-flow technology. You'll have endless opportunities to learn, grow, and make a significant impact on the world. Together, we'll build tomorrow's solutions today.