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Purchasing Assistant

Salary Range: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum, dependent on experience

Location: Brierley Hill

Working Hours: 40 hours per week

Core hours of work: 8:00am - 4:30pm weekdays with 30 minutes break

Position:

This opportunity is for a leading UK based designer, manufacturer and service provider of winches and lifting appliances for the global marine and offshore industry, based at a state-of-the-art facility in the Black Country.

You will support the Buyer in the purchase of goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

General Duties/Key Responsibilities:

• Support the Procurement team in the development of product category strategies by undertaking market analysis and research.
• Take accountability for a small product category to support future development
• Assist the team in data collection on supplier performance
• Collate Request For Quotation (RFQ) responses and complete costing sheets
• Support buyers in the critical path management of pre-production samples for new tenders managed by the procurement team
• Support team in collating supplier samples and brochures for new product/solution innovation to sales
• Manage supplier Invoice Queries and resolve in agreed time-scales
• Understand and deliver to stakeholder requirements
• Produce and maintain information on supplier non-conformance
• Work with clients across the business to analyse demand and assist in the specification of goods and services to be supplied
• Develop and maintain a supplier database to strengthen the procurement process
• Liaise with suppliers on quality problems in conjunction with company quality standards
• Maintain technical reference files for all bought components and related suppliers
• Provide technical support on procurement including requirements under EU procurement rules set out in the Official Journal of the European Community (OJEU) and achieving value under different procurement models
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
• Report on procurement key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Assertive, resilient and welcomes change

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience:

• Knowledge and technical understanding of supply chain management
• Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders, and suppliers.
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
• Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Proven contract management and supplier experience
• Computer literate, especially Excel skills.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong and confident negotiator with the ability to negotiate at all levels
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Results orientated with ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
• Substantial experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience in determining, measuring and analysing relevant KPIs.
• Experience of making quick but rational decisions.
• Experience of using metrics for driving performance
• Previous work experience in a related position
• Commercially and financially astute with experience of managing budgets. Experience of working closely with suppliers

Desirable Skills and Knowledge:

• Supplier management and rationalisation
• Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within a manufacturing environment would be advantageous.
• Ability to add value, reduce costs and make business improvements.

Education (Desirable):

• Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree preferred, GCSEs Level A-C, NVQ Level 2, IVQ Technician certificate, BTEC First Certificate
• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification or studying towards CIPS qualification would be advantageous

To apply, please send your interest and CV to [email protected]

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.