MTrec’s new career opportunity

Our client are specialists in their market sector, they are looking for an experienced procurement professional to join their purchasing department.

The Job you’ll do

• Hands-on purchasing to support manufacturing operations.
• Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors such as product cost or quality.
• Implement new or improved supply chain processes to increase efficiency or performance.
• Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier’s reputation and history.
• Identify new sources of Purchasing and services and ensure that they are qualified to perform, within limitations of scope and authority.
• Prepare and approve purchase orders, solicit bid proposals and review requisitions for goods and services.
• Maintain records in the ERP system of items purchased, costs and deliveries.
• Review unacceptable goods/services with outside vendors.
• Monitor shipments to ensure that goods arrive on time and resolve problems related to undelivered goods or other shipment errors.
• Define, manage and optimize all activities for making Purchasing and information flow; ensure production planning based on requirements (products, quality, volume, sourcing and deadlines) in a cost-effective manner.
• Advise on production schedules when required (due to material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions), collaborating with Production, Quality, Engineering and Business Development.
• Confer with site associates and vendors to coordinate production and shipping activities to resolve delivery-related complaints and to eliminate delays.
• Assure suppliers meet all supplier quality management system requirements, require 95% or greater OTD, monitor non-conformances, routine supplier audits coordinated with the Quality team.
• Working with the manufacturing, engineering and quality team, review and monitor supply chain demands for successful new product development.
• Advocate a safe and professional work environment.
• Foster an environment of cooperation and teamwork with all functional disciplines/departments (operations, business development, engineering, finance, quality).

About You

• 5+ years progressive supply chain/Purchasing management experience, preferably in manufacturing of metal components.
• Understanding of financial documents, ERP systems (preferably experience with Epicor), Microsoft office
• Qualified in Supply Chain Management or related discipline
• An Ideal Candidate Would Bring:
• Excellent negotiation skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills; a succinct verbal and written communication style.

The Rewards and The Benefits

• Salary: Up to £40k
• Hours: Mon – Thurs: 08:30-17:00  Friday: 08:30 – 13:00
• BPP Bonus: 10% of annual salary
• Pension: Match up to 6%
• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays.