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Buyer Job in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Job Description
We are looking for a Project Buyer, who will be responsible for:
Supplier Relationship Management.
Tender / Benchmarking activities
Identifying long lead and high costed items at project handovers.
Material / inventory reduction management
Liaising with the Production and Purchasing Manager to give live status reports and updates.
Working closely with others in the department to identify continuous improvements to reduce time and cost.
Managing projects from a procurement aspect from design concept through to delivery, ensuring material and pricing are to specification and budget.
All other associated task to support the Procurement team as and when the business requires.
What you'll need to succeed:
Essential qualities:
Good negotiation skills.
Ability to analyse cost effectiveness and make sound business decisions.
Ability to handle multiple competing priorities for multiple projects.
Effective interpersonal and communication skills at all levels of the organization
Ability to work effectively in a high paced and demanding environment.
Experience working with MRP & ERP Systems.
Computer literate
Desirable qualities:
Knowledge of purchasing concepts in a manufacturing environment.
Level 4 or higher CIPS certification, a diploma/degree or relevant experience in a similar role
Commercial experience in a manufacturing /buying /Procurement function
Experience with Lean / Continuous Improvement activities.
Ability to read and work with technical engineering drawings and specifications.
Knowledge/experience with logistics.What your key responsibilities will be:
Raising purchase orders in accordance with the MRP demands, and purchase requisitions in a timely manner ensuring they are raised correctly with accurate information to allow the purchase.
Management of supplier relationships on a day-to-day basis chasing delivery shortage and requesting best price possible to keep costs under project budget.
Managing supplier performance through OTIF, cost, quality and responsiveness through business reviews, phone calls and supporting the Purchasing Manager with quarterly business reviews.
Identifying/creating cost saving opportunities within your area, working in a project format to help deliver that cost saving to the business.
Preparing and supporting tenders for new customer projects.
Representing procurement in various meetings to support production and give updates on deliveries to facilitate production scheduling.
Resolving invoice queries with finance and suppliers to ensure payments are on time, this will include amending orders and communicating with suppliers on any invoicing errors.
Reacting to production demand change where required to pull in material to meet requirements.
Inventory management, ensuring stock is maintained at correct values / levels and managing excess inventory.
Raising part returns to suppliers for faulty parts, working through corrective action and remedy with the supplier whilst monitoring and recording each occurrence.
Adhere to any Health and Safety or environmental company procedure to maintain safety for self and others around.
Preparing reports and updates as and when required
Location: Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Category: Retail/Purchasing
Job Title: Buyer
Salary: £30000 – £32000/annum
Benefits: Full Time
Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
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