Engineering Products Buyer

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Engineering Buyer - £32k + excellent bens + prospects

Location : West Cornwall

Monday - Thurs, 08:30 - 16:30 Friday 08:30 - 15:30 (39hrs)

Our client:

An internationally renowned engineering company who continue to grow at a rapid pace. As part of their expansion & process improvement there now exists a new role for an experienced buyer.

Summary:

To provide a point of contact with controlled, measured and reportable procurement services to all departments within the company.

Develop and maintain the purchase order environments ensuring timely and accurate information

Procurement of goods through the issue of purchase orders, at best cost and lead time to aid the business

Controlling and maintaining supplier relationships, including effective cost negotiations

Carry out and communicate monthly spend analysis to the business

Set annual spend reduction projects to target spend cost centres

Liaise with finance team to ensure supplier invoices can be processed timely and accurately

Purchase order processing for the company within the approved purchase limits

Ensure purchases are received within agreed delivery timeframes and communicate to all stakeholders

Management of stock and monthly ordering to ensure seamless just in time availability

Support operations manager and senior leadership team on projects as required

Obtain quotations from suppliers and respond to all departments within 4 working hours

Ideal candidate:

Proven buyer / procurement professional

Process driven approach to working

Attention to detail on process flow and reporting

A clear understanding of the use of KPIS to monitor performance

Accurate and working to tight deadline

Strong IT skills, with proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

A good understanding of ERP’s and purchasing software

Analytic eye, able to soot issues and resolve them or elevate them to the correct platform

Excellent organisational skills required, time management and availability are critical

KPI driven & able to demonstrate:

•Invoice cycle time

•Spend VS Budget

•Supplier Reviews/audits carried out

•Savings VS targets

This is a fantastic opportunity - we look forward to your application.

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