Senior Buyer

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Cambridgeshire based client to recruit for a Senior Buyer.

The Role:

• Work with the Purchasing Team Leader to define and implement purchasing strategy.
• Work with key stakeholders to define and deploy supply chain strategy for new product developments that achieve the business' delivery, quality, and cost targets.
• Identify, select, and approve suppliers that meet the short, medium, and long-term needs of the business, considering the total cost of ownership over the entire product life.
• Negotiate and agree contracts for outsourced projects for accessories.
• Work with NPI to co-ordinate and set-up new suppliers.
• Coach and consult with Purchasing team to ensure best practices are maintained.

Day to Day duties

• Supply chain strategy definition and deployment for new products
• Supplier identification, selection, and approval in line with agreed strategy
• Ensure designs are produced that correspond with production capability
• Work to negotiate / establish appropriate contracts
• Work with Quality and NPI to prepare suppliers for volume production
• Contract negotiation
• Cost reduction / price negotiation
• Stock ordering / lean inventory management
• Purchase order processing
• Ensuring materials are delivered in time to support customer demand
• Driving continuous improvement through our international supply base
• Identifying and assessing new sources where applicable to help drive the company's cost reduction and quality improvement targets
• Supporting new product introduction activity; ensuring that the relevant process controls are implemented to ensure the delivery of a quality product
• Supply chain development in consideration of the total cost of acquisition
• Identifying areas of manufacturing weakness and ensure corrective actions are effectively implemented
• Commodity market movement analysis
• Assessment and management of component obsolescence
• Maintaining an understanding of suppliers' financial health and mitigation of risk as appropriate

Skills and Experience

• Level 4 CIPs Advanced Diploma in Procurement and Supply.

• Extensive Supply Chain experience within the Electronics/Telecommunications Industries, including the management of complex global Supplier/Customer relationships.
• Experience of offshore Contract Manufacturing Management.
• Experience of product development from concept to volume manufacture
• Credibility to influence at senior level - with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Priority and time management - ability to act decisively under pressure

50063DH

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