Procurement Specialist - Renfrew, United Kingdom - Terumo

Terumo

Verified Company

Renfrew, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Terumo Aortic are currently looking to recruit a Procurement Specialist to join our team on a permanent basis.

During a period of high growth for the business, this is an exciting role for someone that offers career development and working with a great team.

The main responsibilities of the role are;

To ensure that the company receives best value for money from its suppliers
That purchase orders are maintained in line with MRP suggestions
Materials are provided on time, to cost and at the specified quality
To ensure obsolescence and wastage are prevented on a regular basis by continuously monitoring and amending demand levels in line with exception reports
Maintain awareness of the relevance and importance of activities performed and how they contribute to the achievement of quality objectives
Responsible for the timely input of all new suppliers onto both SAP and MFGPro systems. Ensuring that the suppliers are appraised through relevant quality approval & evaluation system prior to inclusion on the company's approved vendors list ( AVL ).
Prepare and send out RFQs (Request for Quotation) to supply base
Using benchmarking techniques, identify & introduce competition into the company supply base, evaluate responses from suppliers and select most competitive suppliers for order placement.
Ensure supplier adherence to SLA conditions & terms and conditions of purchase.
Work with existing suppliers to develop continuous improvement programs to improve quality, reduce purchase cost and rationalise supply base.
Run MRP exception reports on a regular basis. Ensure that appropriate actions are taken to prevent shortages whilst also eliminating overstocking situations, by following & interrogating MRP exception data.
Calculate and distribute demand forecasts to supply base in line with master schedule requirements on a monthly basis.
Highlight any shortages & potential shortages as and when they occur via company shortage report mechanism and also via regular attendance at relevant meetings.
Develop and improve communication and relationship with the company's supply base to ensure service level expectations are achieved. Assist goods inwards personnel with any purchase order receipts queries.
Assist finance with any invoice queries.
Expedite delivery of critical components, in line with purchase order & schedule requirements.
Assist in the compilation of supplier performance reports by measuring actual v supplier acknowledged delivery via various systems.
Contribute to the continuous improvement & development of the procurement function by constantly challenging processes and through idea generation on a regular basis.
Conduct regular face to face meetings with suppliers both on site and at the suppliers' facilities to increase the company's profile and to improve communication and service levels.
Hybrid working will be offered after successful probation and will be a minimum of 2 days on site each week however, flexibility will be required due to business requirements

Qualifications & Experience;

Be educated to HNC or HND standard, ideally with a CIPS level 3 or above qualification.
Significant experience of a large fully integrated MRP/ERP system.
Effective and articulate communicator.
ISO auditor preferred (9001 or 13485)

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