Senior Buyer
£35,000 to £38.000 plus benefits
Work as part of a small purchasing team with responsibility for all purchasing activity and supplier order book management for nominated projects, including sourcing of electronic commodities, drawn parts.
Key Tasks for the Senior Buyer
- Purchasing of a number of high value and complex electronic and electromechanical products.
- Managing new enquiries and repeat projects including prototyping, selecting suppliers, negotiation, schedules and logistics of incoming material.
- Collating quotes, analysing and negotiating with suppliers for fixed annual pricing in order to maximise company returns.
- Data entry and record amendment on ERP system.
- Hold supplier reviews where necessary for order book management, call off/replenishment orders and RAN’s for your projects.
- Build working relationships with current and new suppliers.
- Support in developing a strategic approach to the management of suppliers including development and management of appropriate supplier KPIs.
- Management of RANs.
- Assist accounts with any invoice queries in a timely manner.
- Support Sales function with preparing quotes and costings.
- Work effectively with other stakeholders in the company to ensure material issues are resolved and last material dates are communicated.
- Monitor purchasing costs against standards and ensure variances are communicated to the relevant Account Manager.
- Support HOSC/Purchasing Manager in any other duties.
Experience required for the Senior Buyer
- 3 years’ experience of electronic manufacturing purchasing.
- Experience with ISO9001, ISO13485, TUV, UL Standards.
- Knowledge of electronic systems and components, associated costs/pricing and influencing factors.
- Ability to read, understand and extract technical information from drawings. Process knowledge in metalwork, precision and manufactured parts preferred.
- Experience in supplier/customer relationship management.
- Clear understanding of cost drivers in a manufacturing environment.
- An organised approach with good business acumen.
- Excellent analytical skills and good attention to detail.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, and the ability to work effectively with other team & department members.
- Good IT skills including PowerPoint, Excel and Word, vlookups desirable.
- ERP/MRP system experience.
Benefits for Senior Buyer
25 days plus bank holidays
Pension
Employee assistance program
Sick Pay
A good company to work for with an appreciation for staff.
Monday to Friday (half day Friday)
Hitchin
For more details please contact Lisa Parsons