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Are you a buyer with at least 2 years relevant buying experience? Are you looking for a new role in the Nottingham area? If so we may have the role for you!

This is a permanent position working as part of a small team. The role will see you undertaking a number of procurement activities for mainly direct categories and the duties you are likely to get involved with include:

  • Participating in Supplier quality activities such as corrective action completion
  • Utilising supply contracts within the business to take advantage of contracted pricing and agreed lead time
  • Assisting in qualifying suppliers through Supplier Quality audits and continuously review supplier performance
  • Coordinating with the Warehousing, Commercial and Engineering departments on product supply issues and improvements
  • Reviewing purchase request for material via MRP or manual purchase requisition or supporting material requests
  • Monitoring purchase orders to maintain delivery schedules ensuring OTIF
  • Providing regular feedback on supply issues to stakeholders and chair regular stock review meetings
  • Expediting critical components and overdue purchase orders
  • Resolving supplier problems
  • Maintaining supplier relationships to drive a high quality of service while continually achieving the highest level of quality material
  • Managing the Purchase Price Variance monthly and work with the strategic buyer to achieve better pricing
  • Evaluating safety stocks to maximise stock profile whilst providing material for customers
  • Reading engineering drawings or any relevant technical documents

Who should apply?

This role needs someone with at least 2 years purchasing experience in either an engineering or manufacturing environment. Ideally you will have worked with an MRP system. Those of you CIPS qualified or studying towards the qualification would be looked on favourably by the client.

Chase and Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in Finance, Supply Chain, HR and IT recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire marketplaces. 

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