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This role will support the Head of Procurement for Casting raw and Machined castings and or Services. Responsible for timely delivery of Materials and Services to site in accordance with the constraints & lead-times agreed between the business and the suppliers. Support HOP on other commodities, raw material bar and forgings and subcontract.
Maintains clear and effective lines of communication between suppliers and the business to ensure delivery in accordance with agreed plan, attending cross-functional meetings to present updates against project targets.
Ensure KPIs and actions trackers/plans are used effectively to manage and escalate supplier performance as appropriate.
Maintain business systems with up to date information, parameters and data to ensure purchasing and supply process are driven by exceptions.
Manage & support quarterly stocktakes at supplier premises.
To support internal & external sales teams on gaining costs to support tenders.
Aftermarket quotations required in a 24-48 turnaround, complex requirements within 5 working days.
Objectives & Measurement - Including but not limited to:
Key Responsibilities and Specific Accountabilities:
Objectives:
- Create and implement category sourcing strategies utilising Category Management process
- Manage all commercial aspects of sourcing - spend analysis, tendering and business award
- Source and evaluate new products to promote cost savings and efficiencies
- Negotiate, implement and maintain supplier framework agreements
- Undertake Supplier performance reviews as deemed necessary in order to maintain Supplier performance levels for Quality, Cost, Delivery
- Responsible for driving and implementing Supplier Development programmes for category preferred Suppliers
- Drive cost reduction, VAVE activity and report all cost saving activity against agreed targets
- Supply Chain lead and support to cross divisional projects and initiatives
- Responsible for the timely conversion of requisitions to purchase orders through to purchase order placement
- Obtain written confirmation of agreed delivery dates by means of securing formal purchase order acknowledgements
- Responsibility to ensure that both Materials & Services are delivered to site in line with the delivery dates agreed with supplier
- Timely updating of the SAP system, identifying agreed delivery dates from all materials and to take proactive steps to mitigate and recovery any potential impacts to planned production requirements
- Management of any potential delivery shortages so that effective countermeasures can be jointly agreed and implemented in a timely manner
- Proactive approach to visit Suppliers as deemed necessary in order to audit “Supplier Delivery Trackers” against planned production schedules to track Plan Vs Actual
- Undertake additional duties as reasonably deemed necessary in support of on-going business requirements
- Ensure all work personally undertaken within TFT is carried out in compliance with current H&S rules and TFT safety systems and is in line with the requirements of the TFT duty of care document.
Measurements:
- Supplier OTD
- MRP Exceptions
- Root Cause analysis of OTD failure by supplier with remedial action plans
- Cost Down targets (to be agreed for each project) and actual cost savings.
Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications
The details described here are representative of those that are encountered by or must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
- Proven experience of category buying within a complex Engineering/Technical manufacturing environment, including Low Cost and Best Cost sourcing.
- Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications
- Machining/machine parts and materials knowledge is essential
- Knowledge of Purchasing Workflow/SRM systems a distinct advantage.
- Familiar with problem solving tools and techniques, problem resolution and driving the overall countermeasure proposal process
- Experience working across numerous projects and working closely with an international supply base and multiple cultures.
- HNC in engineering desirable
- CIPS desirable
- ASME III knowledge desirable but not essential
Language Skills:
Able to communicate effectively at all levels of the business.
Mathematical:
Excellent numeracy, ability to identify issues, trends and warning/action limited for intervention & escalation.
Reasoning Ability:
Excellent reasoning, communication and influencing skills.
Computer Skills:
Knowledge of computer packages such as Word and Excel.
SAP knowledge preferable
Physical Demands:
Ability and willingness to work in extended teams, represent the function with internal and external stakeholders and the willingness/ability to visit supply chain as required and appropriate.
