Buyer

Job Title: Buyer
Location: Slough
Salary: Competitive / negotiable depending on experience
Benefits 26 days holiday, pension, free parking, annual bonus scheme, cycle to work scheme, sick pay
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (phone number removed) Monday to Frida

About us

Our client provide fluid dynamics solutions that are engineered for flawless precision operation in high-performance, often harsh and demanding conditions. Serving: Formula 1, WRC, WEC, hyper-car and super-car clients.

They have been continuously present on the Formula 1 grid for 38 years and have been used on 34 Formula 1 drivers and 33 constructors championship cars

Job Purpose

The main purpose of this position is to:

Achieve competitive advantage through efficient and effective purchasing

World-class inventory planning and management

Main Responsibilities

Manage supplier selection and Initiate quotes

Manage purchase orders and supply chain function from order to on-time-delivery

Build and sustain excellent relationships to achieve lowest-cost-inputs and timely supply

Participate in supplier-quality-evaluations

Participate in Supplier Quality Manual development

Inventory management

Update inventory to ensure stock levels are kept at appropriate levels, updating MOQ (minimum order quantities) and current supplier pricing

Drive price reductions where possible and appropriate

Skills and Abilities

Be meticulous, methodical and accurate with excellent attention to detail

Be flexible and adaptable in approach to work with the ability balance competing priorities

Must be able to work well as part of a team and to tight deadlines

Technically aware - able to work in: highly technical specifications, multiple units of measure (imperial, metric), as well as multiple currencies

Ideally, experience of working in a manufacturing environment with high quality standards

Highly numerate

A natural leader and agent for positive change / improvement; with a "can do / will do" attitude.

Continuous improvement (kaizen) and intelligent relentless pursuit of perfection (kodawari) approach.

Report with clarity and brevity, supported by analysis, that drives rapid continuous improvement.

Self-discipline, pragmatism, practicality.

Desire to own decisions and take responsibility for outcomes.

Proven ability to deal with sensitive information in a confidential manner.

Proven ability to prioritise own workload and that of others, as required.

Languages an advantage (German, French, Spanish...)

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