Job Description Summary

Job Description

Manage the buying process for a given set of goods. Apply sourcing policy, interface between supplier and entity with respect to specifications and budgets. Developing conceptual knowledge of professional discipline. May include support roles with specialized expertise or technical knowledge in broad area.

Please Note- Due to confidential nature of projects you are involved in; you need to be a sole UK National and hold, or be eligible to obtain, UK security clearance to SC level.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash and preferred supplier targets, limiting/ mitigating erosions. (overspends)
• Ensure business compliance is followed, authorisations, processes, controls.
• Own the day-to-day execution of the transactional procurement process including approving, converting purchase requisitions/Eng requirements into purchase orders. Managing purchase orders, expediting, supplier monitoring, delivery schedules (NCR’s/Invoice Queries etc)
• Manage Engineering changes on open orders within the supply chain.
• Manage the operational relationship with suppliers.
• Optimize inventory and process improvements.
• Expected to resolve problems through the application of experiences and expertise.
• Identify review and propose new suppliers.
• Support escalation issues for invoice payment issue resolution.
• Mentor and develop new commodity buyers

Qualifications / Requirements.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college
• CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) degree is desirable, not essential
• Good level of exposure and relevant experience within transactional purchasing (SAP), expediting, supply chain management. (manufacturing / engineering background preferred)
• Ability to understand purchasing contract legal terms and chair negotiations.
• Ability to review understand engineering requirements and cost/budget sub-con manufacture.
• Ability to read and interpret BOM’s and technical drawings, statements of work.
• Ability and willingness to travel if required
• Efficient with SAP and AP systems (MRP)

Desired Characteristics;

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• PC and database proficiency.
• Strong oral and written communication skills. (negotiations)
• Strong interpersonal and Influencing skills,
• Analytic capabilities and operating rigor.
• Hands-on and ability to handle multiple priorities in a high demanding environment.
• Cross-functional openness and Team-player attitude.
• Flexible can do attitude.

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