Engineering Buyer

SENIOR ENGINEERING BUYER Benefits - Private Health, 25 days holiday ( 8 days bank hols) Pension Life assurance ongoing development Innovative manufacturer is looking for a contract Buyer to support the development of key new products and ongoing strategies in an interesting project focused Buyer's role. As such, it will be a project focused Purchasing / Buyer's role with responsibility for direct purchasing within manufacture supporting the Supply Chain Manager to develop the best supply across a mechanical / electro-mechanical commodity range for production, from mechanical components / assemblies including castings and machining through to fasteners. Key accountabilities for contract Engineering Buyer will include: Oversee and manage the best source of supply for both existing and new supply with a view to streamlining, reducing cost and increasing quality levels Supplier Management / Development - Sourcing and identification of new suppliers (including monitoring of current suppliers) Contract Negotiation (covering service levels, lead times through to terms) Ongoing cost reduction strategies Ensure lowest overall cost of acquisition. & utilising tools to look at ways to reduce business costs Provision of support to sales during the tender process To succeed in this interesting Buyer's role, you will need previous purchasing / procurement experience in a production / manufacturing environment with broad based direct purchasing experience, ideally covering mechanical, ideally machined or cast parts or electro-mechanical commodities. A working knowledge of SAP / MRP / ERP systems and negotiation skills required. Strategic purchasing skills Please contact Alison Kemp for further details or apply via the link Likely to suit candidates with a background as (but not limited to) Buyer, Supply Chain Lead, Strategic Buyer, Engineering Buyer, Purchasing specialist, Purchasing Leader, Project Purchasing or similar This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89850957