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- This Buyer role will have full accountability of procurement in my clients company
- The company will invest in your long term development and support CIPS
Client Details
- My client are an industrial manufacturing business based in Cambridgeshire
- They have a reputable products which transforms peoples lives, daily!
Description
To be successful in this Buyer - Manufacturing role, Cambridgeshire your responsibilities will be:
- Place orders generated from suggestions from the ERP system and from internal PO requests for sites in the UK
- Chase overdue and upcoming orders for sites in the UK.
- Liaise with suppliers to expedite, cancel or push back orders according to system demand.
- Maintain accurate records for all purchasing activities ensuring that information is always up to
- date and correct
- Arrange and attend both off- and on-site visits with suppliers for audit purposes.
- Prepare audit packs for Supplier audits in collaboration with the QA teamProvide purchasing KPI packs to the Supply Chain Manager monthly.
- Identify purchase cost variances +/-10% of the Standard cost and alert the Supply Chain Manager
- when found.
- Attend daily production meetings and work closely with the Production Planning team
- Identify purchase cost variances +/-10% of the Standard cost and alert the Supply Chain Manager
- when found.
- Use Lean5S training to actively review the purchasing procedures and work instructions and
- eliminate any waste in the processes.
- Strive to attain cost savings to the company to protect cashflow
- Be flexible and willing to involve yourself in other tasks as required by the company.
Profile
To be successful in this Buyer - Manufacturing role, the successful candidate must have:
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
- Proven negotiations skills to secure discounts whilst maintaining excellent relationships with
- suppliers.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Previous experience in a manufacturing purchasing environment.
- Ability to react quickly to changes in demand.
- Experience with ERP systems.
Job Offer
Package for the Buyer - Manufacturing role, Cambridgeshire will include:
- Hybrid Working (3 days on site, 2 days remote once probation passed)
- Flexi time (Core hours 10-3 Monday to Thursday, no core hours Fridays. Able to work between 6am and 7pm Monday to Thursday, 6am - 6pm on a Friday, hours can be condensed down to provide a flexi Friday off work if there is cover)
- 37.5 hours per week
- Bonus scheme
- 2 Employee support programs (Medicash and Unum)
- Company pension scheme
- 24 days holiday (plus the bank holidays) which can increase up to 30 days based on time served.
- Sabbatical scheme for long term service
