Buyer
Bognor Regis
8.00 – 5.00 Monday – Thursday / 8.00 – 1.30pm Friday
X 6-month Fixed Term Contract
Provide day-to-day assistance of Supply Chain and Procurement activities.
Work with the local and global teams to identify, develop, plan and program manage Supply Chain improvement programs inclusive of sourcing, supplier reductions, cost out and operational performance.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
. • Co-ordination of all tactical and strategic site purchasing activities to drive the business wide material procurement activity whilst identifying and implementing strategic purchasing initiatives
• Participate Production Meeting’s, maintain and report site wide performance to drive increased customer satisfaction through performance
• Maintain and drive key supplier metrics and service level initiatives to improve customer satisfaction – Metrics to include (but not limited to) Supplier OTD, CRSD, Cost Out, Inventory, DOH etc
• Maintenance of customer forecasts. To liaise with sales teams to understand customer forecasts, to align MRP to ensure manufacturing and Supply Chain capability meets customer expectations
• Develop and implement lean process improvements. Working with the site SCM engaging with corporate global supply chain and engineering teams, support implementation of sourcing strategies for the site, ensuring they are linked to Global Strategies
• Drive site ‘Cost Out’ initiatives. Identify and drive material cost savings through improved negotiation or re sourcing, supporting reporting process.
• Support operational performance of Supply Chain process and procedures
SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE:
• Degree/HNC Business/Purchasing/Engineering.
• CIPS (beneficial but not essential)
• Minimum of 1 years of procurement experience (required at the similar position)
• Negotiation skills
• Material management knowledge
• Strong organizational and influencing capabilities
• 1st Class communication and presentation skills
• Highly PC literate • MRP, JIT, KanBan, EDI