Project Buyer - NPI
- Employer
- 1st Executive
- Location
- England, Staffordshire
- Salary
- £100 - £150 per day
- Closing date
- 12 May 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Buyer
- Sector
- Energy & Utilities
- Function
- Buyer
- Contract Type
- Contract / Interim / Temporary
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Fantastic opportunity to join a world leading Utilities manufacturing organisation as a Temporary Strategic NPI Buyer (electrical and mechanical components). This role will be a six-month contract offering the chance to gain skills in a fast paced, project-based business.
As a Strategic Buyer, you will be responsible for sourcing a wide scope of commodities and co-ordinating the New Product Introduction (NPI) at country level.
Responsibilities include:
- Managing and developing the sub-cluster / country supplier panel in line with my clients global sourcing strategy, and in a close relation with the local commodity buyer dedicated to those commodities
- Coordinate the NPI programme requirements & liaise with local commodity managers to review deadlines and cost reduction strategies.
- Raising and reviewing RFQ's and providing full analysis of price evolution.
- Propose & implement cost reduction actions for the NPI.
- Identify and develop new suppliers / materials / technologies in line with the Project requirement
- Collaborate with Engineering & SQA for supplier development
- Continuous supplier market analysis
- Negotiating agreements with suppliers (contractual conditions)
Required experience:
- Strong NPI (New Product Introduction) background
- 2-3 years minimum sourcing experience
- Well organised
- Strong communicator
- Experience managing multiple projects at once
- Project Management experience
- Ideally experience working with R&D teams.
- CIPS qualifications would be advantageous.
If this position is of interest, please apply now, and any questions call Elliot Fisher on 01483 212186.
Company
1st Executive
1st Executive are the forefront of 'Search' within the Procurement sector operating UK & Europe wide. Our focus in in interim management and permanent recruitment ranging from Senior Buyers through CPO's
At 1st Executive we understand that businesses are driven by people. We work in partnership with our clients to ensure that they improve the performance of their organisation through the right people. Our clients are organisations who are widely regarded as the most attractive to work for in their sector, consisting of FTSE 100 / Global 500 organisations as well as dynamic , growing consultancies. They are diverse in their sectors, covering FMCG, Financial Services, Manufacturing and Technology to name a few.
Our approach is professional, knowledgeable and above all, successful. This is why we are the partnership of choice for many of the UK's most prestigious organisations when it comes to finding the right person for the job.
- Website
- http://www.1st-executive.com/
- Telephone
- +44 (0) 84321 630 30
- Location
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Connaught House
Portsmouth Road
Ripley
Surrey
GU23 7JY
United Kingdom
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