Buyer and Planner - On-going temporary contract
- Employer
- Gap Professional
- Location
- Derby, Derbyshire
- Salary
- 29200
- Closing date
- 8 Mar 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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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