Operational Buyer/Expeditor in Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom
Poole, Dorset, United Kingdom |
GBP £15.00 per hour |
Contract
Mane are recruiting for a Junior Buyer/Expeditor to work on an initial 3 month contract in Poole. An opportunity exists within our manufacturing Procurement team for a buyer to play a key role in our Manufacturing Operations. The successful applicant will continually seek to improve efficiency through the development of best practice procurement techniques.
Key Duties:
-Continuous supplier communication and relationship building to ensure on time supply of components
-Rationalise the supply base and manage supplier relationships to ensure contract compliance and achieve strengthened purchasing relationships with existing suppliers.
-Achieve costs savings in line with department targets
-Actively support the Commodity Managers with tactical and transactional requirements
-Utilise the commodity strategies in place and support development of new strategies with the Commodity Managers
-Identify opportunities to remove non value added costs/tasks within the procurement environment.
-Play an active and significant role in multi disciplined teams for the procurement of components for new projects.
-Must work well within an already established group of professionals
-Be responsible for a significant spend
-To work with internal stakeholders
-Co-ordinate, monitor and report upon supplier performance
-Ensuring Pro-active supplier order book management of the team in support of our performance metrics
-Prepare, issue and review supplier RFQ's, recommending preferred options on complex design and build products, following through to release of purchase Order
-Negotiate the purchase of materials and equipment required by the company ensuring that these meet specifications and can be delivered at the correct time at the most favourable prices
-Monitor purchase orders to ensure that these are modified to meet changes in requirements
-Management supplier open order, expedite where required and ensure on time delivery to planned requirements is met
-Management of the Automated expediting process to cover requirements for all operational needs within ITS
Essential Requirements:
-CIPS qualified/part qualified.
-2 years' experience within a procurement environment
-Must be self-motivated with a flexible approach
-Ability to prioritise and balance the teams workload
-Demonstrate good commercial acumen and understand purchasing principles
-Ability to negotiate and influence to build supplier partnerships
-Commercial awareness with a sense of organisational sensitivity regarding information security
-Innovative, proven ability to introduce improvements and achieve cost reductions
-Fluent communications skills, both verbal and written, along with excellent interpersonal skills.
-Strong attention to detail
-Highly numerate and PC literate
-Experience of MRP/ERP system and Microsoft Excel
Desirable Requirements:
-A Level/HNC or higher in a relevant qualification, e.g. Business Studies,
-Previous experience within a complex manufacturing processing environment
-Knowledge of sales, design and engineering processes
If you are a Junior Buyer, Operational Buyer, Procurement Assistant or Expeditor who is looking for their next challenge to work for the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe then please apply to this advert. This is initially a 3 month contract but may well be extended or other opportunities within the company.
Key Duties:
-Continuous supplier communication and relationship building to ensure on time supply of components
-Rationalise the supply base and manage supplier relationships to ensure contract compliance and achieve strengthened purchasing relationships with existing suppliers.
-Achieve costs savings in line with department targets
-Actively support the Commodity Managers with tactical and transactional requirements
-Utilise the commodity strategies in place and support development of new strategies with the Commodity Managers
-Identify opportunities to remove non value added costs/tasks within the procurement environment.
-Play an active and significant role in multi disciplined teams for the procurement of components for new projects.
-Must work well within an already established group of professionals
-Be responsible for a significant spend
-To work with internal stakeholders
-Co-ordinate, monitor and report upon supplier performance
-Ensuring Pro-active supplier order book management of the team in support of our performance metrics
-Prepare, issue and review supplier RFQ's, recommending preferred options on complex design and build products, following through to release of purchase Order
-Negotiate the purchase of materials and equipment required by the company ensuring that these meet specifications and can be delivered at the correct time at the most favourable prices
-Monitor purchase orders to ensure that these are modified to meet changes in requirements
-Management supplier open order, expedite where required and ensure on time delivery to planned requirements is met
-Management of the Automated expediting process to cover requirements for all operational needs within ITS
Essential Requirements:
-CIPS qualified/part qualified.
-2 years' experience within a procurement environment
-Must be self-motivated with a flexible approach
-Ability to prioritise and balance the teams workload
-Demonstrate good commercial acumen and understand purchasing principles
-Ability to negotiate and influence to build supplier partnerships
-Commercial awareness with a sense of organisational sensitivity regarding information security
-Innovative, proven ability to introduce improvements and achieve cost reductions
-Fluent communications skills, both verbal and written, along with excellent interpersonal skills.
-Strong attention to detail
-Highly numerate and PC literate
-Experience of MRP/ERP system and Microsoft Excel
Desirable Requirements:
-A Level/HNC or higher in a relevant qualification, e.g. Business Studies,
-Previous experience within a complex manufacturing processing environment
-Knowledge of sales, design and engineering processes
If you are a Junior Buyer, Operational Buyer, Procurement Assistant or Expeditor who is looking for their next challenge to work for the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe then please apply to this advert. This is initially a 3 month contract but may well be extended or other opportunities within the company.
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