Due to continued growth and success their Purchasing department our client is now looking for a Senior Buyer to join their busy team. This role will suit someone with experience in purchasing and buying within an engineering and manufacturing environment looking for their next challenge/new role in a multi-tasking, fast-paced and dynamic team environment, who has excellent administration and organisational skills.
Key Responsibilities:
- Purchase of materials in line with approved manufacturers lists according to fabrication drawings and associated bill of materials.
- Creation of purchase orders in accordance with company procedures and in line with financial processes.
- Liaising with supply chain and project managers on relevant projects to ensure understanding of requirements, delivery, budgets.
- Identification of best value opportunities whilst keeping to required delivery.
- Creation and delivery of project status updates to key stakeholders.
- Provide support for amendments and ongoing management of the approved vendor list.
- Create works orders and identify when orders are required for stock items.
- Run stock item reports, monitor shortages and re-order as per agreed requirements.
- Raise purchase orders based on MRP suggestions.
- Assist with periodic and annual stocktakes.
- Work to develop the business system (SAGE 200) to improve efficiency and workflow.
- Contribute to the creation of team KPIs.
- Provide direction or support where required to team buyers.
- Occasional travel to supplier locations.
The person:
- 3-5 years’ experience within a similar, senior procurement, position
- Ideally MCIPS qualified or actively pursuing certification.
- Experienced in purchasing within fabrication environment/electrical. components/instrumentation.
- Excellent sourcing & negotiating skills.
- Good communication skills, verbal and written.
- Good organisation and time management skills
- Self-motivated with ability to work remotely direct supervision.
- IT literate (Microsoft Office), with strong excel skills.
- SAGE 200 (or equivalent business system) experience
- MRP experience
- A strong team player
- Resourceful, well organised, highly dependable, efficient and detail orientated.
Commodities used to build our equipment include, among others:
Pipe/Fittings/Flanges, Structural Steel, Plate, Castings, Tubing, Pipe Fittings, Fasteners, Laser cut plate, Rollings, Machined components, Gaskets, Controls and Instrumentation, Enclosures, Electronics, Panels, Refractory, Paint, ACWL, Blowers, Dampers, Combustion Electronics, Cable.