Operational Buyer

**About Heras**
Heras are a dynamic and expert international company with a strong European presence in the perimeter protection industry. Our products are sold globally, and in the UK we are proud protect vital infrastructure including water supply, the criminal justice system, and the national food chain.

We have strong plans for future growth and we are investing heavily in our people including training and development, wellbeing, engagement, and rewards.

**About the Role & the Team**

This role will provide an opportunity to perform all operational procurement, data integrity and inventory management activities to meet shipment deadlines. This is a customer and supplier facing role and as such requires a confident communicator to manage priorities actively and ensure customers are kept updated at all times.

This role will be based at our Doncaster site and predominantly office based.

**Role Overview**
- Daily review and action of MRP messages, supplier orders, cancellations and expediting activities inline with KPI’s and objectives.
- Review due and overdue deliveries to confirm timescales or re-date appropriately, capturing and sharing any risks identified with relevant stakeholders.
- Active maintenance of the material master data to maintain accurate levels based on planned volume, manage material obsolescence and new product introduction.
- Liaise with the Warehouse Teams regarding any stock queries and manage supplier conformance around on time delivery and quality.
- Working closely with the Project Managers and Sales Team to agree project material timescales and regular updates of challenges and risks where identified.
- Work closely with the Supply Only Sales Team to update them on progress/delays with sales orders.
- Manage the release of demand to the purchase MRP environment.
- Management of the Warehouse cycle count process in regards to item selection, frequency, investigations, related adjustment and approvals.
- Adjust stock levels as and when required, tracking trends to identify issues and implement controls.
- Work closely with the Procurement Team regarding any pricing and sourcing queries.
- Review invoice queries.
- Active involvement in Continuous Improvement activities and tracking of savings achieved or forecast.
- Management of van replenishment activities.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships including SLA management to secure the best possible service levels challenging and recording non-conformance.
- Create opportunities to improve the supply by working with suppliers to identify and develop innovative ideas, agreements and improved flow.
- Purchase, support and activities for all none stocked approved items.
- Undertake other reasonable duties as required in which you adequately trained to carry out

**Benefits**
- Enhanced holidays of 33 days per year (one week more than the statutory minimum)
- Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
- Free On-site Parking
- £500 Employee Referral Scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance (2 x annual salary)
- Parental Support & Counselling Services
- Employee Assistance Programme & Healthy Living App
- Wellbeing Hubs
- Holiday Purchase Scheme (up to 5 days per year)

**About You**

**Essential**
- ** Ownership**: You look after tasks, queries, and problems and take responsibility from start to finish, ensuring a great service
- ** Resilience**: You are able to recover from setbacks quickly, and are able to thrive within a fast paced, busy environment
- ** Communication**: You are a team player, helping your colleagues and responding in a supportive and prompt manner
- ** Positivity**: You have a positive approach to work, are open minded and have teamwork mindset
- ** Attention to Detail**: You have excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy of work and identifying potential errors to ensure maximum productivity and customer experience
- ** Time Management**: You are able to manage your time effectively to ensure you meet deadlines
- Experience of working within a similar role
- Navision or similar MRP experience
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work and ways of working
- Experience in influencing, negotiating and problem solving
- Experience in managing own work load, prioritisation and multitasking and working as part of a team.

**Desirable**
- Supply chain qualification
- Use of Microsoft Navision
- Experience of working in the perimeter protection industry