Group Buyer Scunthorpe
Job description
Avaliable Job Today To compliment our expansion plans, we are looking to strengthen our team with the addition of a group buyer. This role is key to our future plans and will be tasked to ensure all materials and equipment are purchased at the right time, to the correct quality and at best price, across 2 manufacturing facilities.
Key areas of responsibility:
· Establish and maintain strong relationships with all key suppliers and, where appropriate, agree and deliver annual cost saving and development plans.
· Where appropriate, Identify, appoint and develop alternative suppliers to address supply chain risk, cost/profitability or performance challenges.
· Ensure sufficient inventory levels are maintained to maximise product availability whilst ensuring stock levels are managed on a ‘just in time’ basis, facilitating efficient manufacturing, and enabling production targets to be achieved.
· Purchasing all materials, including consumables and other day to day requirements for the production sites.
· Ensuring all materials purchased conform to necessary standards.
· Expediting the on-time delivery of all orders placed to ensure business operational efficiency is maintained.
· Demonstrating best value is being achieved by obtaining multiple quotes or considering order size, account for cost vs quality.
· Utilising inventory management system (RTDMS) to ensure materials are purchased in the correct quantities, at the correct time. Keeping the system updated with supplier lead times.
· Working closely with design and sales teams to research alternative materials, new markets, products, and manufacturing processes.
· Key business contact, willing and able to relay back to suppliers and quality or delivery shortfalls and negotiate a resolution.
· Collating and feeding back to senior management information on pricing, market trends etc.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Are you willing and able to commute to both manufacturing sites (Scunthorpe and Wisbech)?
Experience:
- Procurement: 4 years (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- CIPS qualification (preferred)
Work Location: In person
