Senior Buyer - Ludlow, United Kingdom - Opus Vitae

Opus Vitae

Verified Company

Ludlow, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Opus Vitae are currently recruiting for our client who is a multi-award winning British manufacturing company specialising within agricultural machinery.

Based in Ludlow, Shropshire, we are searching for a Senior Buyer to join our client ASAP.

The Role

As part of a strategy of decentralisation of Group Purchasing, the role will support the Purchasing Manager with a hands-on attitude to supplier and demand management.

The role is an integral part of the Purchasing team and requires strong experience of MRP and excellent negotiation and communication skills.

Responsibilities

Using JD Edwards ERP/MRP system, the buyer will manage all aspects of supply and demand within a sizeable commodity group from suppliers, logistics, inventory control and NPI.
Buying product for production builds and parts sale demand, communicating availability to stakeholders.
Responsibility for all communication to their supplier including quality issues, supply issues and new product introductions.
Handle negotiation of contracts and prices with current and potential new suppliers.
Attendance meetings and provide information relative to the introduction of new products.
Make available details of products purchased that are likely to impact product build and spare part sales and provide an action plan to alleviate supply issues.
Report on nonavailability for spare sales and or production shortages via the ERP system.
Minimise stocks without jeopardising part availability.
Involvement in process to manage returns to suppliers.
Ensuring engineering changes are addressed with supplier where required.
Participate in make versus buy projects.
Ongoing development of the purchasing systems and ordering process.
Manage specific specialised projects as requested.