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Buyer - Engineering

Employer
Confidential
Location
Slough
Salary
35000.00 - 40000.00 GBP Annual + Benefits
Closing date
20 Dec 2021

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Specialist Area
Buyer
Sector
Engineering
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
The Company:

You will be part of a global specialist in the design and manufacturer of process control instrumentation.

Fantastic opportunity to join a UK manufacturer as a Buyer.

Our client has a well-established and diverse customer base ranging from global PLCs to start-up ventures.

Customer focused culture with local support.

Our client has an open door policy and open culture policy.

Tailored manufacturing solutions maximising our customer profits.

Agile and flexible in meeting the needs of customer business models.

Our client has a strong customer focus and support network.

The Role:

Within the Purchasing Team and reporting to the Procurement Manager, this role will include but not be limited to:

Placing purchase orders for engineering components and resolving supply problems.

Ensure continuity of supply to manufacturing facilities.

Progressing orders and resolving supply problems.

Prepare supporting information for cost negotiation with suppliers, including usage information, competitive quotations and comparisons, engineering data/drawings, annual spend with supplier.

Participate in supplier negotiation at every opportunity, to ensure best price and delivery lead times are achieved consistently.

Where necessary manage supplier change/transition while ensuring continuity of supply is maintained.

The Ideal Person:

Time served or HNC or equivalent in Mechanical Engineering.

Excellent written and spoken English - be articulate.

Computer literate in MS Office especially Excel & Word.

Have excellent administration skills and attention to detail.

Commercially aware.

Ability to read technical drawings - essential.

Must have experience in casting and machining commodity - essential.

Able to travel globally, full, clean driving licence.

Able to use cost comparison techniques.

Experience with Electro/Mechanical components.

Consultant: Darren Wrigley

Email: (url removed)

Tel No. (phone number removed)

Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK.

About On Target

At On Target, we specialise in sales, technical and commercial jobs in the Engineering, Construction, Building Services, Medical & Scientific, and Commercial & Industrial Solutions sectors, enabling our consultants to become experts in their market sector. We place all levels of personnel, up to Director across the UK and internationally

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