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  • Posted By: Adecco Loughborough
  • Address:
  • Contact: 01509 237048
  • Date Posted: 15th May 2008
  • Salary: £19,000 - £22,000
  • Location: Loughborough
  • Reference Code: Engineering Buyer
  • Views Since Posting: 4
  • Full Description:

    One of Britain’s largest independent manufacturers with multiple sites across Europe requires a Engineering Buyer for their Loughborough site.

    To provide a purchasing management capability to the Engineering department specifically in managing purchases related to Engineering Spares and Stores stocks. To liaise with other departments such as Planning, Goods-inwards and Stores by making sure Purchase Orders are raised on time and delivery dates are accurate. The role has a duty to ensure company purchases redeem best price and payment terms by assertive negotiation with suppliers. In addition there will be responsibility for ensuring that any administration relating to Buying is undertaken and maintained via the Tropos and Rapier Systems.

    Your buying duties will include;

    • To process the purchase and delivery of engineering materials without delaying the engineering service.
    • Management of Purchase Requisitions for stock items and spares purchases.
    • Ensure the supply of goods comply with Company and Engineering Department quality standards.
    • To issue regular departmental reports and analyses for the management team.
    • Regularly benchmark prices and research new suppliers while maintaining a select group of preferred suppliers.
    • Conduct annual review of supplier’s performance with respect to company quality, cost & delivery criteria.
    • Ensure that contractual relationships with suppliers are maintained and to regularly review supplier’s performance and pricing.
    • Act proactively by recommending purchasing strategies to continuously improve the buying function and cost minimisation.
    • Support the Stores Team in management of stock and in maintaining minimum levels.
    • To manage the paperwork trail from P/O requisitions to delivery notes and GRN’s for all sites; all paperwork must be done ready for the Accounts department to clear the invoices.

    Within the role there is a level of IT support required, therefore;

    • You must be capable of operating Windows based applications as necessary. Training in Tropos and Rapier will be essential.
    • You must be able to produce reports and spreadsheets as required using Microsoft Excel.
    • You will make sure the system (PC) is working properly. Run ‘disk clean up’, ‘scandisk’ and ‘disk defragmenter’ regularly for better maintenance of the system.

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