Buyer – Newport Area

Description

Purpose of Role    
Manage the purchasing activities for production projects, playing a vital role in ensuring project requirements are met through sourcing, negotiating, and procuring material critical to our innovative designs. 

 

Key Responsibilities:

•    Manage purchasing activities on projects ensuring critical timings are understood and met.
•    Request and analyse supplier quotations, raising purchase orders with the best value suppliers.
•    Communicate with suppliers and wider project team on lead times, pricing, and delivery dates.
•    Negotiate pricing and lead times with suppliers.
•    Build and maintain good relationships with suppliers.
•    Manage and maintain adequate stock levels.
•    Ensure that all materials are ordered and managed via the SAGE 200 MRP system.
•    Assist the Procurement Lead in developing new and existing component and tooling suppliers.
•    Support the Quality Manager in supplier audits for parts and tooling. 
•    Ensure that annual contracts are controlled, and that sufficient timing is generated to allow for the appropriate levels of negotiation. 
•    Facilitate technical calls and discussion with suppliers and engineering ensuring part feasibility is understood and agreed.

 

Key Requirements:

•    Minimum 3 years purchasing experience.
•    Strong organisational, planning and time management skills.
•    Previous experience working in an engineering / manufacturing environment advantageous.  
•    Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously under frequent changing priorities.
•    Excellent communication and negotiating skills. 
•    Strong commercial acumen.
•    Be able to listen and communicate with key stakeholders.
•    Competent in communicating technical requirements to the supply base
•    CIPS accreditation is desirable but not mandatory.
•    Computer literacy including Word and Excel; Sage 200 experience would be desirable.
•    Valid UK Driving Licence and Passport - Willing and able to travel globally.


For more information about this role please apply, or email Kelly Blanchard on kblanchard@pg-rec.com who will be able to provide more details on the opportunity.

Many thanks, Premier Group

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