Job Title: Buyer
Location: Scarborough (Consideration will be given to home working)
Salary: Up to £35,000 per year.
Job type: Full Time – Permanent.
The Role:
The purpose of this role is to procure goods and services in accordance with the business requirements.
Duties/Requirements:
- Place orders and contracts at the right price and quality to meet the MRP production schedule.
- Check and Upload acknowledgements following order placement.
- Progress and reschedule orders to meet build demand.
- Expedite purchase orders. Run overdue order report and send to suppliers, progress information.
- Provide accurate delivery information to Production Control or other departments developing JIT practices.
- Update EFACS with prices/lead times/confirmed delivery dates.
- Support and drive cost reduction activity through negotiation, resourcing, supplier reduction and benchmarking.
- Review Supplier Performance – identification, evaluation and management of suppliers.
- Ensure Invoice queries are minimised but resolved in a timely manner.
- Ensure compliance with all business regulatory requirements.
Desired Qualifications:
- Working towards a CIPS qualification is desirable or existing Purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience Required:
- 2 years’ experience in purchasing electrical and mechanical components within a manufacturing environment would be beneficial.
- Comprehensive knowledge of purchasing practices and policies and an understanding of commercial law.
- Excellent communicator both with internal and external customers.
- Ability to work in close team environment.
- Good negotiator, persuasive and commercially astute.
- Ability to prepare and present numerical and narrative records.
- Experience in MRP Systems, MS Outlook, Excel, Word and Access Databases.
Please note – The Company reserves the right to vary or amend the duties and responsibilities of the post holder at any time according to the needs of the Company’s business.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV for this role including your desired salary if successful.
Candidates with experience of: Procurement Officer, Procurement Advisor, Purchasing manager, Procurement Manager, Senior Buyer, Purchasing, Supply Chain Coordinator, Procurement Executive, Supply Chain Manager, Purchaser, may also be considered for this role.
