Buyer

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Buyer

Coventry (CV3)

£36,000 - £39,000 doe plus 5% bonus

Hybrid working available 3 days office 2 days home

Due to our client ongoing expansion plans, they are looking to recruit and experience Buyer, you are primarily responsible for the ongoing procurement of materials, components, and equipment. Assume full responsibility for planning requirements and supply chain management to ensure timely (scheduled) deliveries of goods are delivered on time, aligned with customer demand. As the Buyer you will also be responsible for ensuring stock levels are maintained and meet the business requirements.

Key responsibilities for the Buyer

* Plan, schedule, and monitor goods and services to meet the production requirements of the company employing such techniques but not limited to JIT, Kanban, Blanket POs, and Reschedules.

* Ensuring raw materials, components and production supplies are ordered accurately and are delivered on time to support assembly / distribution / Installation schedules.

* Manage inventory and safety stock levels, optimizing service performance with the most effective use of capital.

* Set-up and maintain material, supplier, and planning system data in the MRP/ERP system.

* Perform Root Cause Counter Measure when shortages occur.

* Support and provide direction regarding material availability or limitations against inventory / Installation plans and develop action plans to address.

* Gather necessary resources to address action items and follow up on all material shortage-related issues.

* Manage inventories to ensure continuous customer supply while maximizing stock turns.

* Engage in key stakeholder management with engineering, production, intercompany sales, and operations functions.

* Communicates/elevates issues as needed to stakeholders. Actively interact with Business segments, quality, warehousing & transportation to solve material issues & react to consumption patterns.

Skills and Qualifications for the Buyer

* Experience in international purchasing is essential long with MRP / ERP systems experience is essential

* Experience in supply chain management and inventory control.

* Ability to work in a cross-functional team environment.

* Excellent oral and written communications skills; ability to communicate with an analytical approach.

* Communicate effectively and build strong relationships with external partners.

* Strong commercial and negotiation skills, with a proven track record of achieving effective outcomes.

All respondents to this position must be eligible to live and work in the UK. Fresh Start Recruitment is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This vacancy is being advertised by Fresh Start Recruitment.

Please note that due to the high level of applications we are only able to contact you if short listed for this vacancy. If you have not been contacted within 3 days, then your application on this occasion has been unsuccessful