Buyer

• Job Title: Buyer Department: Sales and Purchasing
• Location: Washington, Tyne and Wear Shift: Day shift
• Reports To: Senior Buyer Direct Reports: 0

Purpose of the Buyer role:

• Meet department objectives and responsibilities for assigned commodities
• Support company business objectives related to Purchasing

Roles and Responsibilities of the Buyer:

• RFQ preparation
• Participate in cost reduction generation and tracking
• Assist in trial parts preparation
• Identification of new suppliers, assessments and sourcing proposals
• New part cost negotiation and achievement of target costs for new models
• Data analysis and reporting
• Establish working relationship with all departments, initiate meetings with engineering to understand new part concepts and design concerns
• Supplier management - understand supplier quality rating (PPM and cause and countermeasure); supplier delivery condition; financial condition; cost reduction performance; market share; etc
• Communicate supplier issues (quality, delivery, financial, etc.) with management when appropriate
• Establish good product knowledge and understanding of your commodities (part content, part function, raw materials, part benchmark data, process and other suppliers for these type parts)
• Support the implementation, achievement, and maintenance of the Quality and Environmental Policies and Procedures as required for department

• Travel expectations: Available to visit suppliers either individually or as part of a team as required
• Succession Position: Senior Buyer

• We are ideally looking for someone who is CIPS qualified and someone who has experience working in a high volume manufacturing environment.