Are you aBuyerfrom themanufacturing / engineering world, who would like to work for abusiness that prides itself on the low turnover of its staffand thehigh level of quality service it provides to its clientswho work on exciting projects around both in the UK and around the world?
Our client, a well established,industry leading manufacturer of bespoke, high end hardware productshave an excitingBuyeropportunity within their operations and purchasing team, where you’ll be responsible for playing acrucial role in ensuring the “on time in full every time” business target is metbymanaging key purchasing / buying activities.As aBuyer,you will be thefirst point of contact for your colleagues in Production and Salesfor escalated queries or needs in thishighly collaborative and fast paced working environmentwhere yourorganisational skills will be keydue to the administrative aspects of the role and to ensure client needs are met.
As aBuyer, your role will involve:
- Material Requirements Planning (MRP)
- Placing and chasing orders with suppliers for manufactured parts
- Chasing and expediting purchase orders with suppliers
- Acting as the point of contact for Production and Sales on order status and queries
- Managing category supplier performance and improvement – e.g. OTIF, quality, cost
- Supporting order confirmations, supplier tenders and RFQs
- Creating reports and maintaining the integrity of data onthe ERP system (e.g. supplier information, pricing, products, MOQ, MSL)
I am interested in speaking with candidates who have experience working as aBuyer, Purchaser, Procurement Specialist, Procurement Officer, or Purchasing / Buying professionalideally from amanufacturing / engineering industry background, and who possessessolid administration and IT skills– in particularERP systemexperience.
Salary for this position is 38,000 to 40,000 p.a. (depending on the level of experience). The business offers free parking on-site. If you are taking public transport, there are lots of busstopsvery close by that provide access to train stations as well.
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.…