Operational Buyer

**1. ** **Role Overview**

Reporting directly to the Senior Buyer, this is an exciting opportunity for a Buyer to join our team and help deliver the Operational Purchasing strategy for ADM.

Supporting the Senior buyer with maintaining existing supplier relationships and establishing new to secure materials and services to ensure that the companies operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

**2. **Duties & Key Deliverables**

*Not limited to
- Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
- Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
- Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
- Develop creative and innovative procurement processes
- Improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
- Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
- Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
- Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures
- Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
- Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers
- Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
- Generating Purchase Orders (Services)
- Creation and distribution of reports
- General admin duties.

**3. **Health, Safety & Environment**

1. Ensure that you comply with the requirements of the company Health, Safety and Environmental Policy.

2. Take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your acts or omissions at work.

3. Promote a safe working environment by directly challenging or reporting unsafe or environmentally damaging practices and hazardous working conditions.

4. Be observant at all times and where applicable make suggestions on health, safety and environmental improvements that can or should be made.

5. Support environmental sustainability initiatives within the company such as segregating waste and switching off electrical equipment where appropriate and not in use.

**4. **Quality**

1. Assures system or product quality by abiding by ADM QMS procedures, work instructions & operating procedures.

2. Quality is the concern of every employee & it is every employees duty to inform those responsible for production / quality if a product does not conform.

**5. **Qualifications & Experience**

Demonstrated ability to effectively interact and influence personnel of various levels and disciplines
- Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree is preferred, HNC, City & Guilds Licentiateship, BTec Higher Professional Diploma, or equivalent NVQ Level 3 qualifications.
- Proven purchasing experience, preferably within an automotive or manufacturing environment
- Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements
- Contract management and supplier experience (preferred)
- Project management experience (preferred)
- Computer literate, to include advanced Excel skills
- ERP experience essential (SAP Business One preferred)

**6. **Person Specification (Values & Behaviours)**

Excellent interpersonal skills
- Organised and detail oriented.
- Focuses on long term results.
- Demonstrates Integrity and strength of character.
- Highly motivated and self-directed.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrates sound judgment.
- Strong written and verbal skills at all levels.

9. Ability to work flexibly and adapt well to change

10. Works well under pressure and has the ability to lead a team and close out actions.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £21,000.00-£25,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- What would be your preferred method of communication when dealing with a supplier?
- Which ERP systems have you previously operated?
- Please outline an occasion when you have negotiated more preferential terms for the business that you were working?

Reference ID: ADM04