Technical Buyer - Combe St. Nicholas, United Kingdom - Owen Daniels Consultancy

Owen Daniels Consultancy

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Combe St. Nicholas, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Technical Buyer Permanent Position**
£30,000-£36,000, Excellent Benefits Including Company Pension, Health Cash Plan, 4.5 Working Week.

Hybrid Working Available

Chard

Category Buyer

Work closely with engineering and Operations to ensure materials and parts are correctly sourced in line with technical specifications.
Prepare material enquiries based on Technical BOM and distribute to approved suppliers.
Compile and analyse quotations from global suppliers ensuring necessary requirements on price, lead time and quality are met.
Resolution of Technical queries; liaison with relevant departments and timely response to suppliers.
Negotiate and commit purchase orders aligned to CME's schedule requirements.
Interrogation of bill of materials leading to sourcing decision making
Negotiate and implement partnership agreements with CME Premier and Preferred suppliers.
Update and communicate latest leadtime situation for responsible categories
Identification and implementation of cost saving and working capital initiatives.
Identify, qualify, and implement new and secondary sources of supply or alternative product ranges thus mitigating supply risk.
Provide quotations in furtherance of spares revenue stream enquiries.
Hold review meetings with key suppliers to discuss delivery / quality performance and ensuring that improvement plans and nonconformances are closed in the required time frame.
Support Supplier compliance by liaising with the Quality Team to evaluate & monitor suppliers.

Category Buyer

Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications:

Relevant procurement experience within an engineering environment
Experience in negotiations, both adhoc and strategic
Ability to work alone and as part of a team.
Experienced in developing partnerships with suppliers.
Demonstrable ability to drive cost down and improve commercial conditions with suppliers.
Good IT skills in Word and Excel
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Willingness to travel if required (estimate 5%)

Category Buyer

Desirable Skills/Experience/Qualifications: