About this role
1. Personal Integrity and Professional Conduct
· Behave professionally at all times and in line with company culture and standards. · Act in the company’s best interests at all times. · Represent the company positively and professionally when dealing with suppliers. · Communicate clearly and keep stakeholders or interested parties updated on progress with assigned tasks. 2. Supply Base Management
· Manage all aspects of supplier accounts within the buyer’s remit, including RFQs, purchase order placement, expediting, and supplier follow-up. · Deal promptly with non-conformances and manage supplier returns as required. · Work with suppliers to organise inbound logistics when required. · Regularly review EXW versus DDP/DAP Incoterms with larger suppliers to identify opportunities to improve cost, delivery performance, and risk. · Work with the local supply base to arrange deliveries in preference to collections where practical. · Identify new or alternative suppliers and alternative components to prevent supply disruption and reduce costs. · Dual source key components to support continuity of supply and identify cost or lead-time improvement opportunities. · Support supplier audits and supplier benchmarking activities when required. · Work proactively with suppliers so they fully support company requirements and production needs. · Identify long-term, large-scale, or sudden supply shortfalls and price impacts, including those caused by supplier strategy or geopolitical events. · Manage RTVs for all parts under the buyer’s remit. 3. Internal Customer and Stakeholder Support
· Provide regular supplier updates and feedback to internal customers. · Actively participate in production and scheduling meetings. · Highlight known issues proactively; do not wait to be asked. · Work with relevant stakeholders to identify cost-saving opportunities. · Support the setup of new suppliers and new components from existing suppliers when required. · Prepare, review, and support purchasing metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs). 4. ERP System and Data Integrity
· Become a subject matter expert (SME) for the current ERP/software system and any future system. · Maintain full supply chain-related data integrity within the system. · Review the system daily to identify additional purchasing requirements. · Keep purchasing information accurate and up to date, including the latest supplier delivery commitments. · Ensure corrective action is taken when errors are found in the current or future system. · Communicate obsolescence risks and supplier-recommended alternatives to Planning and Engineering in a timely manner. 5. Process Improvement
· Participate in process improvement activities when required. · Identify and highlight process improvements that support company goals or improve operating efficiency, including improvements outside Procurement where relevant. 6. Requirements
· Minimum of 3–5 years’ relevant purchasing experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment. · Fluent English is essential. · I.P.I.C.S. training is preferable.