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Company Introduction

This role is pivotal to maintaining operational efficiency.

Duties will include but not exclusive:

• Cultivate and sustain professional relationships with our suppliers and subcontractors to continuously enhance cost-effectiveness, quality, and continuity of supply.
• Assist in building a supplier database to support the business
• Identify and source components based on quality and price
• Collect data and report supplier KPIs, manage non-conformance and always work on continual improvement across the supply chain
• Working closely with our Technical Department supporting ongoing projects on all aspects of procurement.
• Understands price analysis and can interrogate the Suppliers price to determine value for money
• Collaborate closely with suppliers and subcontractors to expedite deliveries, ensuring that promised shipment dates are met and disruptions to our production schedule are minimised.
• Comply with the Management System requirements for Health and Safety ensuring others work to company and policies and procedures
• Comply with Risk Assessments, Method Statements and the Health and Safety Management System
• Ensure compliance with the management systems requirement for the Environment and Quality by working to company policies and procedures
• Undertake additional responsibilities and tasks as required

• A proven background in buying electrical and mechanical components in the engineering or manufacturing sector.
• Professional Certifications / Member of CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply)
• Proficiency in negotiation at all levels, with a track record of securing favourable terms and conditions.
• Proficiency in IT systems, knowledge of SAP would be an advantage but not essential.
• Excellent interpersonal and team-working skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and external partners.
• A systematic, logical, and organised approach to managing a high-volume workload.
• Ability to work calmly under pressure and maintain professionalism, particularly during urgent and critical procurement situations.
• It would be beneficial to be able to read engineering drawings or BOM and identify critical aspects of a specification
• Ability to provide quality information within deadlines
• Attention to detail

• Work Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week, with office hours between 8.30 am and 5 pm Monday to Friday
• Salary negotiable depending on suitability/experience/qualifications.
• 24 days holiday + bank holidays
• Death in service benefit
• Company pension
• Employee Wellbeing Programme

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Life insurance
• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Supply Chain: 1 year (preferred)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person