Job Title: Commodity Buyer
Location: Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6WR
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Job type: Full Time, Temp (12 Month Contract)
Company Overview:
The role of the Commodity Buyer is to Manage and control the Procurement of designated Materials / Commodities required to meet the needs of the business. Ensure that goods and services are purchased at Best Value – Quality Product / Delivered on Time at the most advantageous price.
Key Responsibilities:
Procurement of CAT
- From the ‘Minimum Stock’ report actively place PO’s for designated parts as required to meet the needs of the business
- Verify review levels based on Usage, MOQ, UOM, and Sales Forecast. Ensure specifications are clear, concise and maintained accurately on the company system
- Actively place business with Preferred Vendors. Check Acknowledgements and update the system accordingly. Progress open orders as to ensure that delivery dates are met
Procurement of Non CAT
- Place ‘Back to Back’ Purchase Orders on receipt of Sales Order or via the company requisition system
- Ensure specifications are clear, concise, mirror the customer requirement and are maintained accurately on the company system
- Check Acknowledgements and update the system accordingly. Progress open orders as to ensure that delivery dates are met
Develop an Assured Supply Base
- Foster good relationships with Vendors. Understand the capability for vendor accounts assigned. Determine the most reliable and cost effective sources of supply for inclusion on the preferred vendor list
- Maintain a regular dialogue with key vendors and actively take part in meetings (occasional visits)
- Provide essential feedback in terms of performance
- Seek new / alternative sources of supply and follow the vendor approval process for their introduction
- Identify long lead time vendors / parts and sole source
Ensure prices paid are within agreed budgeted targets / standard costs
- Keep abreast of market trends for materials
- Benchmark existing vendors in a bid to maximise their purchasing potential
- Undertake cost down projects as directed by Procurement Manager and/or the company management team
Provide essential support to Estimator
- Understand the estimating process. Lend support to estimators to establish the cost of acquisition and assist where necessary to ensure QE’s are completed in a timely manner
Key Requirements:
- Excellent telephone and listening skills
- Ability to influence decision makers and manage relationships with key stakeholders
- Ability to manage commercial negotiations
- Ability to work as part of a cross functional team
- Excellent organising, communication and problem solving skills
- Must be a team player
- Previous experience working in a dynamic Purchasing Team
- Systems experience using CACHE and/or similar platform MRP/SAP etc.
- A technical knowledge gained from a similar engineering / material supply business
- CIPS qualified would be an advantage
- Educated to A level standard
- Excellent numerical, reporting and reasoning skills
Note: This is a maternity cover position for 12 months, however, for the right candidate, there may be the possibility of a permeant position.
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