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BUYER January 2024Reporting to: Supply Chain managerHours: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 17:00
JOB DESCRIPTIONYour role is to purchase all items necessary for the successful running of the business.
Responsibilities:
- Negotiating prices and discounts, placing and chasing purchase orders for all aspects of the business including:
- Raw material and components
- Electrical control gear and components
- Consumable items
- Plant and Equipment
- Motor vehicles
- Subcontract items
- Equipment for inclusion in turnkey projects
- Set up and manage service contracts; act on any breakdowns
Ensuring stock is maintained at an appropriate level:
- Check physical stock levels before re-ordering ,
- Review re-order points and re-order quantities,
- Check existing allocations and orders,
- Work with the stores to resolve stock discrepancies.
Ensure our equipment is delivered on time by
- Keeping up to date with the status of all projects in manufacturing and identifying any hold ups, particularly on key projects,
- Chasing bought in parts
- Reviewing the short allocations report.
Costs
- Obtain competitive quotes where appropriate,
- Negotiate and agree prices before placing orders,
- Find alternative suppliers for third party spares
- Obtain signatures for high value orders.
Plant
- Source new machinery in response to identified needs, with the assistance of the Engineering Director and Operations Manager.
Database Administration:
- Ensure that part descriptions are meaningful and accurate,
- Enter order acknowledgements and chase up un-acknowledged orders
- Request new consumable parts when you can see a repeated demand,
- Ensure that the database is showing accurate costs,
- Chase up old orders and clear off old balances,
- Keep supplier database valid and up to date.
Quality
- Ensure that all purchase orders contain the necessary information in a readable and correct format,
- Use the correct ledger codes on purchase orders
- Work with stores and logistics to develop suitable quality checks.
Job Requirements
- Minimum 5 years buying experience
- Experience in engineering buying an advantage
- High attention to detail, accurate and efficient
- Strong problem solving and time management skills
