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Senior Buyer - Manufacturing & Engineering
An outstanding opportunity is now available for an experienced technical/engineering buyer to join a specialist equipment manufacturer.
You will be responsible for managing the cost-effective procurement of materials, goods, and services into the business to support business requirements. Working within the Supply Chain team to manage several core suppliers, providing a range of engines, drive systems, composites, and specialist engineering components.
Main Duties:
- Ensuring purchase orders are placed in a timely manner to support demand.
- Ensuring materials arrive on the purchase order required date.
- Maintenance of Supplier details on the ERP system.
- Responsible for building solid working relationships with the suppliers.
- Monitoring performance and management of improvements.
- Maintaining a discipline of keeping PO delivery dates current on SAP.
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Qualifications and Experience:
- Previous buying experience in a manufacturing environment.
- A demonstrable understanding of engineering and manufacturing.
- The ability to read technical drawings and understand technical data.
- A good level of education, possibly with a business or procurement focus.
- A competency in the use of MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word & Outlook, together with experience of using an ERP system.
- Demonstrate a professional and entrepreneurial attitude.
- Possess excellent communication and assertiveness skills.
- Self-motivated and able to multi-task.
- Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure to meet multiple project deadlines.
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Interested, please contact Graeme at Vibe Recruit on 07971 309403 or apply immediately!
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