Summary and Main Purpose:

The procurement of materials at an appropriate total cost and the management of supplier relationship including price negotiation, planning, and production. Maintain purchasing KPIs.

Purchase of all materials required for the efficient running of the operational site and to purchase packaging against the company’s needs.

Your role as a Buyer is to purchase and expedite goods and services. You’ll ensure that the right products are delivered to the right location on time and at a competitive cost. You may also be involved in transportation.

Understanding the whole supply chain is important so that you can coordinate it effectively and liaise with suppliers of raw materials, manufacturers, retailers and consumers.

Responsibilities

As a Buyer you’ll need to:

  • Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness.
  • Liaise and negotiate with suppliers.
  • Identify and report sources of risks from supply chain.
  • Support work on new supply strategies.
  • Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear communication and transparency.
  • Assess, manage and mitigate risks.

·Manage vendor relationships and assist in building effective partnerships.

·Sourcing new suppliers to assist company strategic objectives.

·Maximise use of the Supplier Portal to reduce administration activity

Main Tasks:

  • Working alongside the Manager and Senior Buyer to plan department direction in order to achieve business strategic goals.
  • Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
  • Expediting purchase orders.
  • Checking material offered against specification and drawing.
  • Supplier relationship management, negotiations and cost down activities
  • Strong communication skills with internal key stakeholders.
  • Supplier onsite and off-site visits when required.
  • Verify that the Purchase order data is correct before release to supplier.
  • Despatch and return routes for Sub-Con and Materials.
  • NCR management
  • Invoice process support
  • Ensure all department procedures are adhered to in relation to Materials, develop a tracking log of actions to be made visible to the Logistics Manager
  • Any other duties that may be required to support the needs of the department or business.
  • Managing site visitors and third-party support.
  • Resolve any arising problems or complaints.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • To ensure that all necessary documentation and records are correctly completed and filed.
  • To maintain relationships with product, services, logistics suppliers and customer supply chain contacts.
  • To continually improve the cost in use of materials, services and logistics.
  • Expediting materials and subcontract services as and when required by production team.
  • Ensure on site staff comply with required standards relevant to HSE and organise transport and overall logistics.

Skills and Experience:

  • planning and organisation skills.
  • the ability to act decisively
  • the capacity to grasp complex concepts easily.
  • ICT literacy to deal with various technologies and programmes.
  • attention to detail to ensure high levels of quality.
  • the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively with your team, managers and clients.
  • negotiation skills for getting materials within budget at the right time.
  • the ability to work under pressure and multitask.
  • a results-driven approach to work.
  • the ability to work in a logical, systematic manner.

You will need to have:

  • a logical and systematic approach to work
  • good time management ability
  • the ability to solve problems and make decisions within your area of knowledge, as well as think laterally and offer creative solutions.
  • commercial awareness and numeracy skills
  • some degree of IT literacy and the ability to handle electronic data
  • the ability to manage change
  • strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work well as part of a team
  • excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • negotiation and analytical skills
  • a positive attitude to continued learning.