Engineering Buyer

Engineering Buyer

£32k + excellent benefits + prospects

Penryn, Cornwall

Monday – Thurs, 08:30 – 16:30 Friday 08:30 – 15:30 (39hrs)

Our client:

An internationally renowned engineering company who continue to grow at a rapid pace. As part of their expansion & process improvement there now exists a new role for an experienced buyer.

Summary:

• To provide a point of contact with controlled, measured and reportable procurement services to all departments within the company.
• Develop and maintain the purchase order environments ensuring timely and accurate information
• Procurement of goods through the issue of purchase orders, at best cost and lead time to aid the business
• Controlling and maintaining supplier relationships, including effective cost negotiations
• Carry out and communicate monthly spend analysis to the business
• Set annual spend reduction projects to target spend cost centres
• Liaise with finance team to ensure supplier invoices can be processed timely and accurately
• Purchase order processing for the company within the approved purchase limits
• Ensure purchases are received within agreed delivery timeframes and communicate to all stakeholders
• Management of stock and monthly ordering to ensure seamless just in time availability
• Support operations manager and senior leadership team on projects as required
• Obtain quotations from suppliers and respond to all departments within 4 working hours

Ideal candidate:

Proven buyer / procurement professional

• Process driven approach to working
• Attention to detail on process flow and reporting
• A clear understanding of the use of KPIS to monitor performance
• Accurate and working to tight deadline
• Strong IT skills, with proficiency in MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• A good understanding of ERP’s and purchasing software
• Analytic eye, able to soot issues and resolve them or elevate them to the correct platform
• Excellent organisational skills required, time management and availability are critical

KPI driven & able to demonstrate:

• Invoice cycle time
• Spend VS Budget
• Supplier Reviews/audits carried out
• Savings VS targets

This is a fantastic opportunity – we look forward to your application.