Job Title: Purchasing Lead

Location: Bristol

Pay Range/details: £40K - £45K

Contract Type: Permanent

Our client is a specialist within the Manufacturing and Engineering of highly complex components for the Aerospace sector. Due to their continued growth, they are looking to add a Lead Purchaser to the team, in Bristol.  The purchasing lead is responsible for ensuring excellent supply chain performance to support business requirements, and growth, showing strong negotiation techniques.

Key Responsibilities:

•Initiating and leading supply chain improvement actions that challenge existing cost bases

•Developing a strategy and action plans that drive improvement and business profitability

•Identifying supply sources and gaining competitive quotations for the purchase of raw materials

•Negotiating terms, discounts, rebates etc with suppliers

•Developing and maintaining supplier performance KPIS and reporting as appropriate

•Developing and maintaining a supplier performance chart, and leading any actions with poor performing suppliers

•Developing and maintaining a preferred supplier list

•Driving out unnecessary expenditure and the timely delivery of contractual solutions within the Project timescales.

•Carrying out supplier visits, audits and approvals as required

•Ownership, auditing, and reporting for purchasing specific AS9100 procedure development and adherence.

•Compliance management of import regulation requirements and accountabilities.

•You may be required to work alternative hours as required by business needs

•You may be required to perform any other reasonable duties/specific projects from time to time and as directed by management. 

What we’re looking for:

• Excellent planning and negotiation skills.
• Ability to communicate confidently with employees and customers at all levels.
• Proven commercial experience.
• Previous purchasing and supply chain experience.

• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems.

For more information on this role, please contact Kieren Provis on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

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