Procurement Officer - Edinburgh, United Kingdom - MacTaggart Scott

MacTaggart Scott

Verified Company

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Purpose of Role

To support the MTS business strategy by assisting in the development and management of a supply chain that delivers components, goods, services and solutions on time, within budget and at the requisite quality.

Responsible for working as part of a team and contributing to an efficient Purchasing function.
Responsible for assisting the members of the Purchasing team in all areas of their work.
Responsible for ensuring that their (post holder's) daily tasks are carried out in accordance with Company and Departmental policies and procedures.

Responsibilities:

In supporting the Procurement Team the Procurement Officer will:

Use the designated system, IFS, to work towards raising, getting approved and sending purchase orders to suppliers.
Enter and amend data on IFS in a timely manner ensuring data accuracy in all areas including and involving:Close monitoring of stock levels

Working with the Purchasing team to review and update price listsMaintaining purchase order informationEnsuring that supplier contact details are kept up to date at all times.

Request quotations from suppliers for manufactured components, subassemblies and services.
Respond to external enquiries regarding purchase orders and associated deliveries.
Liaise with suppliers to progress orders to meet internal customer needs.
Liaise with suppliers to resolve any discrepancies, seeking assistance and guidance from members of the Purchasing team when required.
Provide day to day support to the Purchasing team and respond to internal enquiries from other departments
Expediting all purchase orders to ensure parts are received on time
Ensuring all relative purchase order paperwork is received to enable entry into stock
Ensuring all ISO and other relative supplier qualifications are kept up to date.
Assist with the Coordination of Core Supplier monthly reports and quarterly reviews
Negotiate cost and lead times for new and existing parts
Play a role in the ongoing development of the Procurement element of the IFS ERP system.

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Experience of working in a busy procurement role with the ability to organise tasks and prioritise your workload
Will have excellent communication and interpersonal and relationship building skills and be an effective team member
IT Literate with working knowledge and experience of MS Office packages and confident in learning to use and work with Inhouse systems.
Have strong attention to detail.
Selfmotivated with the ability to work on own initiative.
CIPS qualified or working towards CIPS

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: