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Buyer - Manufacturing

Employer
Nicholas Associates
Location
Coalville
Salary
28000.00 - 30000.00 GBP Annual
Closing date
20 Jan 2022

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Specialist Area
Buyer
Sector
Engineering
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Do you have a background buying materials and consumables within a manufacturing/engineering/production environment or similar?
Do you want to work for a first class manufacturer that have facilities located across the globe?
If so, then please read on.

The basics:
Job Title: Buyer
Location: Coalville
Position: Permanent
Basic salary: GBP28,000 - GBP30,000 DOE
Hours: Mon-Thurs (7:30am - 4:00pm) Friday (7:30am - 1pm)

Overview:
With manufacturing facilities located across the globe, we now require a Buyer to join the procurement team. You will be responsible for planning and purchasing raw materials from a global supply base in support of the site strategy.

The ideal Buyer will have as many of the following in order to strengthen application:
- Previous experience working in a buying capacity within an engineering, technical and manufacturing environment or similar
- Must be competent managing suppliers, order and delivery chasing, making sure goods arrive on time, source suppliers for bespoke items when required
- Strong communication and numeracy skills
- Strong computer skills in MS Office. (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Experience of ERP/MRP systems such as Oracle or SAP would be advantageous.
- Excellent presentation, written, and verbal communication skills.

Brief overview of the roles and responsibilities:
- Plans, orders, and expedites material required to meet production demands whilst managing inventory levels.
- Identifies and escalates material constraints whilst taking ownership of short-term resolution and long-term mitigation.
- Actions purchase requests for material via MRP or manual purchase requisitions.
- Develops strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Key contact for supplier invoice queries and delivering resolutions.
- Managing system based MRP and purchasing parameters including price, MOQ, lead time, safety stock etc.
- Supports Engineering Change and NPPD activity with regard to pricing, scheduling & implementation.
- Supports the issue & management of Tenders, Resourcing & Cost Saving Projects.
- Supports logistics partners with customs compliance and HMRC clearances.
- Supports efforts to reduce RAW & WIP inventory

Commutable from: Coalville, Ashby De La Zouch, Loughborough, Measham, Swadlincote, Measham, Burton and surrounding areas

If you are interested in the Buyer role, please apply immediately due to the urgency of this role

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