Buyer
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  • England,East Midlands,Leicestershire
  • full-time
  • £40,000 - £47,000 per annum, inc benefits, negotiable
Job Description:
Job Title: Buyer
Salary: up to £47,000pa
Location: Leicester
Working Hours: 40 hour week, Monday to Friday
Type: Office based 5 days a week
Benefits: 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays, Pension
Job Outline:
The buyer will be responsible for the purchasing and a procurement service for components, materials, services and subcontract manufacturing to ensure the continuity of supply at acceptable levels of quality, stock availability and cost.
Key Responsibilities/Accountabilities
* Purchasing of overhead and project requirements for Production and Development departments.
* Review of the MRP requirements generated for Production.
* Progressing purchase orders and updating relevant information on the MRP system
* Progress chasing of sub-contractor parts and services, reviewing safety stocks to ensure economic stocking of parts.
* Maintain CEM Bonds and Franchise Buffers – proactive in instigating optimum stock holdings to bring in lead times.
* Creating new part numbers when required.
* Negotiating with new suppliers to attain good margins both nationally and internationally and build strong working relationships.
* Working with the R&D department both purchasing and in key component selection.
* Managing scheduled orders.
* Sourcing new suppliers and developing the supplier base, attending Supplier Quality Audits in conjunction with the Quality Team.
* Contributing to the development of internal company processes.
* Ensuring the proper management of the purchasing processes to meet KPI’s and SLA’s.
* Maintain an overall knowledge of the department and any on-going issues in order to support the wider Operations Team in times of absence.
* Other purchasing department administrative functions.
* Timely and accurate communication of information across all levels within the Company.
Essential
* Electronic Component Sourcing
* Negotiation Skills
* Knowledge of MRP systems
* Effective Communication skills, written and verbal
* Spreadsheet Expertise
* Willingness to travel (UK & International)
Desirable
* Business Knowledge
* Financial Procedures Knowledge
* Commercial Awareness
Key Competencies
* Leading People
* Delivering Performance
* Managing Professionally
* Customer Thinking
If you meet the above criteria and are interested in the role, apply today!
Job number 1582589
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Company Details:
REED Procurement
Company size: 2,500–4,999 employees
Industry: Other
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