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Senior Buyer - Manufacturing & Engineering

An outstanding opportunity is now available for an experienced technical/engineering buyer to join a specialist equipment manufacturer.

You will be responsible for managing the cost-effective procurement of materials, goods and services into the business to support business requirements.

Working within the Supply Chain team to manage several core suppliers, providing a range of engines, drive systems, composites and specialist engineering components.

Main Duties:

Ensuring purchase orders are placed in a timely manner to support demand.
Ensuring materials arrive on the purchase order required date
Maintenance of Supplier details on the ERP system.
Responsible for building solid working relationships with the suppliers
Monitoring performance and management of improvements
Maintaining a discipline of keeping PO delivery dates current on SAP Qualifications and Experience:

Previous buying experience in a manufacturing environment
A demonstratable understanding of engineering and manufacturing
The ability to read technical drawings and understand technical data.
A good level of education, possibly with a business or procurement focus.
A competency in the use of MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word & Outlook, together with experience of using an ERP system
Demonstrate a professional and entrepreneurial attitude.
Possess excellent communication and assertiveness skills.
Self-motivated and able to multi-task
Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure to meet multiple project deadlines. Interested, please contact Graeme at Vibe Recruit on (phone number removed) or apply immediately!

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