Category Buyer

_Trillium Flow Technologies serves customers in the power, oil gas, general industry and water wastewater sectors with highly engineered valves, pumps and actuators, as well as complete support in every phase of a project or operation._
- We have UK Facilities/offices in Alloa, Elland, Bedford, East Kilbride London. As well as employees-based UK wide within Customer sites._

**_ An exciting new vacancy has arisen within the Elland facility:_**

**Category Buyer**

**Requirements**:
The Category Buyer will support the Head of Procurement for Machined Component Trim parts and Services, ensuring timely delivery of materials and services in line with agreed constraints and lead-times. The role involves maintaining effective communication between suppliers and the business, attending cross-functional meetings, and presenting updates on project targets.

Key responsibilities include managing supplier performance using KPIs and action plans, maintaining up-to-date business systems, supporting quarterly stocktakes at supplier premises, and assisting sales teams with cost estimates for tenders. The role also requires providing aftermarket quotations within 24-48 hours for standard requests and within 5 working days for complex requirements.

**Skills/Experience Required**:

- Proven experience of category buying within a complex Engineering/Technical manufacturing environment, including Low Cost and Best Cost sourcing.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Machining/machine parts and materials knowledge is essential
- Bespoke manufacturing and NDE experience
- Familiar with problem solving tools and techniques, problem resolution and driving the overall countermeasure proposal process
- CIPS desirable
- Knowledge of computer packages such as Word and Excel and SAP knowledge preferable

**Take a look at our extremely competitive benefits offering**
- ** 26 days annual leave**
- ** 7 Bank Holidays**
- ** Holiday Buy Scheme** **-**_Purchase up to 5 days extra annual leave with equal monthly payroll deductions_
- ** Pension Scheme** **-**_Up to 8% employer contributions_
- ** Enhanced Company Sick Pay**
- ** Life Assurance -**_2 x annual salary if not in the pension scheme, 4 x salary if a member of the pension scheme._
- ** Cycle to Work Scheme**
- ** Volunteering Scheme -**support your local community
- ** DSE Eye Test Vouchers**
- ** Employee Assistance Programme -**_Confidential external support - face to face counselling_
- ** Employee Health Cash Back Scheme**
- **Early Finish on a Friday**
- ** Working Hours -** _37 hours per week, 08.000am - 4.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am - 1.00pm on Friday_
- ** Hybrid**
- ** Discounts, cash back and offers -**_offers on big high street stores, travel, show tickets, cinema gym membership and lots more_