Job Details

Strategic Buyer

Sector:Procurement & Supply Chain

Region : Greater London

Location: Sunbury on Thames

Salary: £50,000

Job Ref.: 46784275

Job Information

Our Client is a Design to Manufacture Business which specialises in designing and manufacturing both Thermal Systems and Motion Control products. They

They are now seeking a Strategic Buyer for their operation in Surrey

Scope of Role:

• Responsible for delivering Operational Excellence in cost savings, stocking and supply agreements, and improving efficiencies in Purchasing procedures and practices across both sites

• Represent the business at Working Capital and Operational excellence reviews with corporate, taking responsibility for collating and fully understanding the date, challenges and impacts, and being able to articulate these

• Define and implement Supply Chain risk assessment process, and outputs including Vendor reduction to support improvements in Supplier On-Time Delivery and Quality performance

Main Duties/Responsibilities

• Implement supply chain KPI’s and targets with clear time plans

• Develop and manage the Operational Excellence material cost reduction time plans in line with company targets

• Develop Strategic relationships with current Suppliers

• Identify new supplier opportunities, with improved focus on low cost regions

• Ensure key relationships are built with internal and external stakeholders

• Improve Supplier selection processes and manage all risk mitigation and supplier development or reduction plans

• Negotiate improved terms and conditions for the business, including payment, stocking, kitting and delivery plans

• Rationalise Supplier base with improved spend by combining all sites through active commodity management

• Support improvements in Supplier On-Time Delivery process / capacity audits and action plans

• Support Operational Purchasing team in relation to product flow, obsolescence and last time buys as required

Other Responsibilities/Non-essential Functions

• Undertake training that is identified as a requirement of the role as identified by the role Manager.

• Undertake all other reasonable requests that are made by the role manager/acting manager or Directors.

• At times of reduced department staff attendance there will be a need to be flexible and provide support outside of the normal tasks of the job to ensure customer satisfaction.

• On occasion you may be required to take on ad hoc duties which includes, but is not limited to training, department associated tasks and brief secondment to other departments.

Limits of Fiscal/Management Authority

• Sign off purchase orders in line with the financial guidelines

• Not permitted to change Business Management System processes, procedures and guidelines without formal approval but expected to make recommendations.

Standard Company Responsibilities

• Take responsibility for understanding the Business Management System and how it is applied to the role.

• Adhere to Health and Safety requirements at all times.

• There is a responsibility on all employees to bring to the attention of their manager any issues that could potentially affect the business, regardless of how small they may seem at the time.

• All duties within this job description should be carried out in line with any Company policies and procedures in place at the time and in line with any requirements set out in the Business Management System.

Apply now for an early interview and a consultant from Cameron James will be in touch ASAP.