Senior Buyer

FET is a world leader for the supply of Work Class ROV’s (Remotely Operated Vehicles), Observation Class ROV’s, Trenchers and Submarine Rescue Systems providing innovative solutions for challenging deep water intervention operations. Design and manufacture of these systems is based at the facility at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire which is part of a worldwide company with headquarters in Houston, USA. These products are known worldwide for unrivalled quality and technical excellence utilising a wealth of experience, delivering products that perform reliably in hostile environments.

**Purpose**: To purchase, at the best possible price and quality any goods or services to the current standard or advised specification as required by the company to the timescale dictated by the needs of the company.

**Key Responsibilities: (Key Tasks)**
- Perform the full purchasing cycle from requisition through order placement to delivery expediting and supplier issue resolution.
- Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships that drive continuous improvement in quality, cost, delivery and safety.
- Conduct market benchmarking and analysis, negotiating terms to optimise competitiveness and cash flow.
- Ensure timely purchase order placement in line with planned demand for ‘Designated Suppliers’.
- Manage ‘Designated Suppliers’ cost delivery and quality.
- Ensure timely receipt of items ordered from ‘Designated Suppliers’.
- Obtain quotations ad-hoc as requested from internal customers record and return.
- Communicate effectively at any level within the business as circumstances dictate.
- Resolve any query invoices to aid the cash-flow of the business within the month of issue.
- Perform basic clerical duties within the department.
- Provide ad-hoc reports as requested by the department manager.
- Maintain good housekeeping at all times.
- Carry out job related tasks safely constantly operating to good working practices.
- All filing relevant to ‘Designated Suppliers’.

**Education / Qualifications (essential)**:

- Mathematics, English and IT skills
- Good computer skills competent with Microsoft packages

**Technical Competencies (essential)**:

- Min 5 years purchasing experience within a manufacturing environment
- MRP experience preferred but not essential
- Understand technical drawings

**Key Skills (essential)**:

- Accurate and thorough with the ability to work as part of a team
- Negotiating skills
- Computer literate specifically with excel spreadsheets
- Must be flexible and have the ability to adapt to changing job requirements
- Ability to work on occasion to tight deadlines and under pressure
- Numerate, detail oriented and articulate

**Experience (essential)**:

- Min 5 Years operation within a manufacturing environment
- Experience within an Engineering manufacturing environment
- MRP Systems and their related tasks

**QHSE Competencies**:

- Maintain behaviour in compliance with FET requirements
- Maintain responsibility and accountability through personal commitment and behaviour
- Report any unsafe or environmentally unsound acts and conditions to their immediate supervisor such that remedial action can be taken to manage the risk

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

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Flexitime
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kirkbymoorside, YO62 6EZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

- Do you or will you require visa sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom?

**Experience**:

- purchasing: 5 years (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person