Buyer

Spring Engineering have an opening for a Buyer/Expediter based in Stafford. This a contract position months duration with potential to extend.

Ideal candidate will have CIPS or equivalent plus be fluent with SAP ERP System management. You must also be capable of interpretating manufacturing plans and have international trade and knowledge of Intercompany terms.

Responsibilities and Accountabilities

Purchase order / Schedule Agreement

Manage the Purchase order or Schedule Agreement creation and placement. Issuing drawing/specification changes to suppliers taking a proactive approach to manage and mitigate any possible late deliveries that may arise from the change.

MRP Messages

Manage MRP exception messages: rescheduling, possible reduction/increase of Purchase order quantities and subsequent notification to suppliers.

Manage and issue initial and revised delivery schedules/forecasts.

Communicate to all relevant parties of any potential shortages/late deliveries.

Drive all actions associated to mitigation plans to meet the required production delivery schedule.

Investigate process issues arising from any supply chain problems - shortages or excess inventory - liaise with other parties as required and be responsible for relevant action.

Pro-actively action Engineering change/Warning notices as required, providing information on, for example, levels of commitment for items being superseded and liaison with all parties concerned on utilisation of obsolete stock taking full ownership to drive resolution.

Planning
Creation and Management of all Sales Orders up to and including Trading, this includes planning in SAP aligned with the top-level schedule and Production Order release, in line with Unit Purchase order requirements and manufacturing capacity planning.

Supplier performance
Supporting and or Managing to drive Supplier Continuous Improvement Development programmes, supplier performance review, supplier QBR, etc.,

Supplier Invoice Clearance
Responsible to resolve invoice issues to ensure timely and accurate supplier invoice clearances.

Provide and Support the Data collection within the Supply Chain function, taking ownership of data to analyse and make proposal for improvements.

Inventory
Support Perpetual inventory and annual stock checks, investigate stock discrepancies initiating appropriate corrective action, highlighting procedural failures leading to stock errors and leading or assisting to improve procedures to reduce the number of errors arising.

Supporting MRP and associated processes, implementation, compliance of same and support in the creation of new processes and identifying changes to existing processes.

Must have a full understanding SAP MRP, MM Module, MRP,SQA and S&O. Ensure system used to best optimise OWC, material supplies, stock, resource and planning.

Candidate Skills/Experience
Educated to at least A level or equivalent
CIPS or equivalent preferred
Experience in Technical/Engineering organisation (preferred)
SAP experience essential.

Please apply on-line with up-to-date CV.

Spring Engineering Solutions (a trading name of Roevin Management Services Limited) acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. Spring Engineering Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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