Senior Buyer - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Window Widgets Ltd

Window Widgets Ltd

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Gloucester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Buyer - competitive salary (dependent on experience)
Are you an experienced buyer looking for a fresh challenge in a fast growing and complex business? Would you like to lead and help develop a small and inexperienced procurement team? Are you self-motivated, flexible, driven and have excellent communication skills? If so, we think we may have just the opportunity for you

Who are we?
Proud to be manufacturing in Gloucestershire, Window Widgets Limited is part of the Q19 Group.

An award-winning business within the fenestration industry, providing high quality window products through two brands (Window Widgets and Residence Collection), supporting the industry with innovative product solutions for the manufacture and installation of windows.

Window Widgets has a track record of success, and we are looking for enthusiastic and skilled individuals to join us on our journey.

What is the job?

Reporting to the Supply Chain Director, this role is key in supporting the business to source goods, ensuring value for money and reliable supply.

As you would expect, the role is detailed orientated, and excellent communication skills and the ability to negotiate are key.

As you will often be in daily contact with our suppliers and working with internal stakeholders, you will need to be able to demonstrate a professional and very customer-focused attitude at all times.

You would be required to travel and visit our UK suppliers and complete site assessments so a driving licence is essential for this role.

To be successful in the role previous experience of purchasing within manufacturing is a must and experience in Sage is desirable.

You will need to have excellent communication skills, have the ability to influence and persuade people to your point of view, be a strong team player, and comfortable in a fast paced and demanding business.

Key Tasks include:

Leading, negotiating and executing all sourcing activities to the defined project timelines
Continuously evaluating the performance of the current supply base
Mapping and identifying new suppliers
Establishing and maintaining relationships with suppliers
Completion of Supplier visits including production site assessment.
Supplier Performance Management
Ensuring adherence to procurement processes and procedures
Establish and maintain partnerships with suppliers for both direct materials and indirect spend across a number of key commodities
Engage with suppliers to agree pricing, lead times and product standards as required using a variety of procurement processes
Challenge current agreements, processes and drive added value through the supply chain
Work closely with materials planner/forecaster to help maintain efficient stockholding levels (i.e. minimising lead times, MOQs, supplier flexibility whilst maintaining price)
Actively explore opportunities for supplier rationalization to reduce administration and maximise leverage when agreeing purchases
Provide as necessary support to the Quality Manager in reporting / addressing quality issues with suppliers and support Quality audits as and when required
Maintain records to deliver defined key performance indicators to form a monthly report
To actively research cost down initiatives to support the overall procurement objectives and track savings in line with monthly reports
Engage with suppliers, support continuous improvement projects and follow through with actions ensuring all key stakeholders are informed
Undertake an active role in the preparation and presentation of key data for strategic suppliers in the monthly/quarterly supplier relationship management meetings
Investigate potential new supply opportunities, visit site, and deliver reports to provide the procurement team with updates on progress and new sources of supply
Identify ways to minimise risk within the supply chain and explore opportunities to protect key sources of supply for goods and services
Support and work closely with the Leadership Team, providing relevant reports for the monthly board pack and presenting at board meetings where required