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Are you an experienced and passionate buyer or purchasing planner looking for an opportunity to work in a close-knit family feel company within manufacturing? Are you experienced using engineering specifications and working with manufacturing suppliers? This 6 week minimum ongoing temp position could be exactly what you seek.

Main Purpose of Job:

To plan the resources of the factory to meet customer demand. Ensure materials are available to support the production plan

Planning Tasks

Daily:

  • Check Demand sheet & issue WIP
  • Check & schedule new contract customer orders.
  • Liaise with customers to progress/manage their orders.
  • General stock control.
  • Ensure works orders are produced and distributed on a daily basis
  • Provide data on lead times to sales or customers
  • Assist in the setting of minimum stock levels

Weekly

  • Run & check rota mould over make report.
  • Run KPIs report

Monthly

  • Produce new monthly management sheet.
  • Update delivery matrix for front desk.

Purchasing Tasks

Daily

  • Review Demand sheets.
  • Improvements in purchasing to improve total cost
  • Process internal requisitions.
  • Chase overdue orders.
  • Issue purchase orders as required

Weekly

  • Review MRP sheet.

Monthly

  • Review Chinese sourcing requirements and placed orders as required
  • Rolling program to manage cost of purchasing, looking for opportunities to improve the performance of the business
  • Liaise with operational departments to improve understanding of specifications and requirements

Experience/ Skills Required:

  • Experience working with engineering specifications
  • Purchasing background
  • ERP system experience - desirable
  • Computer literate
  • Good language and writing skills
  • Interpersonal skills - able to liaise with all departments, customers and suppliers

Reason for vacancy: Covering sick leave

Start: ASAP!

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