Senior Buyer - Lymington, United Kingdom - Gill Group

Gill Group

Verified Company

Lymington, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

The Senior Buyer will report to the Group Procurement Manager and be responsible for the sourcing, negotiating and buying of a range of goods, materials and services to meet the group's requirements.

They will need to work with the technical teams for component selection, the manufacturing team to ensure component availability and quality, and the commercial team to agree cost and commercial targets.

They must be capable of working efficiently to meet tight deadlines whilst maintaining a high standard of deliverable, maintaining up to date records, following processes, produce and provide accurate reporting for the Group Procurement Manager.

The Senior Buyerwill actively develop and implement process and procedure changes to align procurement within the group using the enhancement of software packages.

This to be done in conjunction with colleagues from all other departments within the group.

Main Duties:

Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified delivery, quality and cost targets
Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations, including proactive expediting and risk mitigation.
Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures, and industry best practice.
Assess and evaluate tenders, quotations, and supplier capabilities, negotiate contracts and terms of business.
Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships, undertake performance reviews, and ensure contract compliance.
Produce and adhere to process improvement project plan focusing on the procurement activities within the group.
Deliver briefs, updates, and reports as and when required.
Comply with the company's Health, Safety and Environmental Policies.
Professional qualification in procurement and supply/equivalent, or minimum of 3 years procurement ideally in a technical capacity.
Proven purchasing experience in an electronics design and manufacturing environment.
Ability to read and understand basic 2D technical drawings an advantage.
Experience of working with product development teams to ensure good component selection and supply risk mitigation decisions are made.
Experience of building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key internal stakeholders and suppliers.
Experienced in the use and exploitation of MRP/ERP systems to support a growing business
Specific experience of Syspro ERP would be an advantage.
Proven ability to meet operational and commercial targets.

Additional Advantageous Experience:

Strong negotiation, analytical, and problemsolving skills and an attention to detail.
Good verbal and written communication skills, who proactively contributes to the team.
Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines.
Optimistic, open to change and welcomes a challenge.
Resilient, selfmotivated, organised and able to work well under pressure.
Good understanding of Microsoft Excel and Word.

Pay:
£40,000.00-£45,000.00 per year

Benefits: