Buyer
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Sector:
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Job type:
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Salary:
35000 Per Annum
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Contact:
Blaze Furley
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Contact email:
bfurley@lerecruitment.com
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Contact phone:
0161 976 3540
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Job ref:
955504
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Published:
over 1 year ago
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Expiry date:
2022-05-26
Buyer
Location: Lytham
Salary: Circa £35k
A lead in sheet metal engineering company is looking for a Buyer to join their team. The role of the Buyer is to support the Engineering, Manufacturing, Planning & Logistics, Sales & Marketing teams through managing our supplier relationships to ensure a timely inventory flow.
Buyer - Job Role:
- Placement of Purchase orders through our supplier base to support our end-to-end manufacturing process
- Identify new suppliers as appropriate
- Liaise with internal departments to effectively deliver the above
- Track supplier reliability & performance
- Utilise the demand forecast to identify potential shortfalls, taking appropriate remedial action
- Review Inventory levels to measure outflow against forecast
- Ensure Suppliers deliveries meet the identified standards
- Create and maintain part data for all materials and products purchased
- Support internal & external teams with new product development
Buyer – Person Requirements:
- Strong personal organisation skills
- Ability to deal with challenging situations with a positive, constructive approach
- Over 2 years’ experience of working within a production manufacturing environment with operational experience of managing customer relationships both remotely and face to face
- Previous experience of MRP systems
- Good Microsoft office skills
- Good interpersonal skills written and oral
- Membership or working towards CIPS/IOSCM