Buyer (Direct)

HPCareers are now assisting our international, award winning design and manufacturing client with their further development of this Procurement team.

The Role

To negotiate and place purchase orders
To meet and approve both new and existing suppliers
To support the continuous improvement of supplier performance
To ensure the business remain compliant
Ensure purchased items are delivered on time, at the correct price, with the correct documentation and to the required standard
Procure only from original manufacturers or franchised distributors and have full traceability back to manufacture
To carry out purchasing according to specified needs
Securing cost reductions wherever possible
Maintain adequate stock levels
Review methods of reducing cost of purchased parts
Progress orders and ensure timely delivery
Management of long lead times
Working closely with production planning
Resolve shortages of products for production
Build relations with existing suppliers
Obtain commitment from new suppliers
Source new products and suppliers where/when required
To review in conjunction with QA, supplier performance and define recommended courses of action to improve supplier response
To carry out vendor rating and monitor suppliers
Liaise with the drawing office and the Materials planning team
To provide costing information for outsourcing projects
Provide sales with accurate BOM costs when required
Support configuration control with new part create information
Completion of all NCR supplier responses
Raise engineering change notes
DPS screening of suppliers

Buyer (direct)

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