Buyer, Cardiff, Salary Negotiable Depending Upon Experience

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The Role:

Manage the supply of material with delivery, quality, and logistics issues. Negotiate cost, lead time, order quantities and payment terms with supplier base.

 

Duties:

Procurement of goods fit for purpose based on: -

  • Parts supplied confirming official drawings and material specifications.
  • Liaising with the Quality, Production, R&D, and suppliers to maintain agreed quality levels.
  • Confirming that standards set by Regulatory Bodies ISO and BEAB are adhered to by suppliers.
  • Policing of European Legislation – RHOS AND WEE directives.
Monitor and evaluate material pricing based on external independent sources.
Periodic bench marking of existing suppliers based on new projects and introduction of new suppliers.
Assisting with all KPIs within the Purchasing business objectives.
Maintain procurement documentation and other pertinent data.
Support the management of Inventory levels based on the following criteria:

  • Introduction of new projects /obsolete stock.
  • Monitoring of Engineering changes to avoid obsolescence.
  • Model discontinuation.
  • Tight control of ordering procedures based on terms agreed in the supplier contract.
Liaise with Purchasing, R&D, and Quality to benchmark and compare costs.
Negotiation with suppliers using cost analysis, commodity tracking and strategic planning.
Support the management of stock reduction and maintenance of efficiency through the reduction of costs e.g., air freight.
Monitor the schedules for deliveries including Sea and Air shipment and report any issues accordingly.
Support material in transit and inventory targets.
Control HM Customs submissions and documentation for inbound and outbound goods.
The maintenance and control of change to BOMs within the system to allow smooth introduction of new parts and procedures through ECO whilst minimizing obsolete material.

 

Qualifications:

Education level and/or relevant experience(s)

 

Essential Requirements

 

 ·        Ability to communicate in English, think strategically and make decision independently.

·        Extensive purchasing experience within a fast-paced environment.

·        Import/Export experience using Sea & Air Freight.

·        Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
Desirable Experience ·        CIPS qualification would be desirable.

·        Experience of managing multiple simultaneous projects would be advantageous.

 

JK Recruitment

Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies.

We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

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