Buyer / Assistant Buyer

Buyer Monday - Thursday 0830 - 1730Friday 0830 - 1300GBP35,000 per yearDaily Duties include:

• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Manage, optimise and continuously improve the purchasing relationship with suppliers for materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations
• Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
• Prepare reports and updates as and when required
• Work closely with others in the procurement/purchasing function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedure
• Conduct research for new components and suppliers
• Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
• To conduct regular stock taking activities to the needs of the business.

Skills needed:

• Experience of using an integrated Material Resource Planning (MRP) System.
• Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown.
• Experience of working closely with suppliers.
• Evidence of meeting deliverables by adding value, reduce costs and input to business improvements.
• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings would be beneficial.
• An understanding of manufacturing processes and components would be advantageous.
• Computer literate with advanced Excel skills.

This is an incredible opportunity to work for a forward thinking and innovative company with great staff benifits such as:

• Annual Holiday entitlement: Pro rata 23 days holiday increasing with length of service, to 24 days after 5 years, 25 days after 10 years and 26 days after 15 years
• Bank holidays - Pro rata average 8 days per year
• Holiday days purchase scheme - every March - salary sacrifice purchase scheme up to pro rata 15 hours per year
• Annual discretionary bonus scheme - December
• Annual salary review - December
• Contributory Pension Scheme: 5% employee and 3% employer
• Employee Assistant Programme - 24 /7 private and confidential - Employee Assistance Programme run by Health Assured

Provides - Telephone or face to face counselling on issues like:Family issues Legal adviceMedialLifestyle additionsRelationshipsConsumer issuesStress Housing

• Health portal: health check, fitness advice, personal coaching, emotional support, medical factsheets, BMI assessments, etc.

• Employee Benefits Programme - on line portal to- discounts on shops, restaurants, hotels, holidays, gym membership, etc.

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