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Buyer

Employer
C4S Search Ltd
Location
Swindon
Salary
25000.00 - 27000.00 GBP Annual
Closing date
31 Jan 2022

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Specialist Area
Buyer
Sector
Manufacturing
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

??About the Company

C4S Search are currently working with a manufacturer of energy-efficient air movement products. The company were founded 1964 and are looking to expand their team.

As Buyer you will report to the Senior Buyer supporting the delivery and implementation of supply chain strategies that significantly improve supply performance. You will be responsible for raising purchase orders, negotiating contracts with suppliers, optimisation of inventories, stock availability to meet customer demand and cost down activities.

About the Role

Develop strong and effective supplier relationships, ensuring a consistently high standard of service

  • New supplier review and negotiation
  • Benchmarking of prices to ensure the supply base remains competitive
  • Investigate and manage supplier delivery dates and any issues
  • Drive cost reduction and quality improvements
  • Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and maintain performance KPIs
  • Process purchase orders using the ERP system outputs
  • Maintain accurate supplier data within the ERP system
  • Optimisation of inventories and working capital

About You

To be successful within this role, you will have skills and experience with:

  • Minimum of 2 to 3 years experience working as a buyer within a manufacturing environment.
  • Knowledge of ERP systems, Epicor would be a particular advantage.
  • Ability to produce, organise and analyse data from the ERP system to be able to plan and purchase goods in a timely and cost effective manner to support the production plan, delivery of customer orders in full and inventory targets.
  • Confidence and ability to create, negotiate, and review basic supply agreements, including benchmarking the imported global supply chain from to ensure they remain competitive.
  • Understand the supply chain's influence on working capital investment and to review and keep control of inventory data parameters, hence keeping stock and the company's cash flow under control.
  • Ability to report and manage a supplier's performance against KPIs whilst still maintaining good supplier relationships
  • Confidence and ability to manage stress in the event of supply chain exceptions
  • Have a CIPs qualification or be working towards

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