Procurement Buyer

Successful manufacturing engineering business require a Procurement Buyer. Applicants need experience as a Buyer within a manufacturing/engineering business, and previous exposure to an MRP/ERP system.

The Buyer will join a successful and high-performing procurement function of Buyers and Senior Buyers, reporting to a Procurement Manager. The Buyer will manage their own suite of suppliers (directs for manufacturing) and be responsible for managing them against OTD/OTIF metrics, while ensuring continuity of supply to the facility. An exciting, end-to-end procurement role the Buyer will have the opportunity to collaborate with stakeholders in engineering and support negotiations and supplier management at an operational level.

Specific duties of the Procurement Buyer include:

• Work in MRP - transact demand signals, address exception messages and maintain supplier/delivery data
• Supplier orderbook management, management of the PO process, expediting, scheduling/re-scheduling
• Support quality in regards to supplier NCR issues
• Monitor, manage and drive improved OTD/OTIF performance from the supply chain
• Contribute to cost saving targets for assigned commodities
• Support negotiations and supplier management at a spot/operational level.

Procurement Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Procurement experience at Buyer level or above, within a manufacturing or engineering business
• Experience of, or ability to process a high number of purchasing requisitions
• Exposure to an MRP/ERP system
• Have strategic procurement experience or potential; cost savings, negotiations, vendor management etc.
• An out-going, self-motivated, positive and proactive individual