Buyer - Southampton, United Kingdom - Carbon60 Global

Carbon60 Global

Verified Company

Southampton, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Key Deliverables - Indirect Procurement:

Manage relationship with indirect suppliers and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
Manage RFQ, negotiate and recommend supplier selections, driving a competitive supplier base.
Procure CAPEX, Equipment, Facility products & services, tooling and other clean room equipment as required.
Negotiate and execute contracts related to CAPEX, Equipment's and Services at the best price and terms.
Research and evaluate areas of opportunity for costs reductions and efficiency within the business
Develop ideas and strategies to improve supply chain efficiency and work towards continuous improvement.
Ensure suitable ongoing contractual coverage are maintained for key services suppliers.
Improve indirect procurement processes and ensure adherence to Supply Chain policies/governance
Liaise with internal stakeholder on demand and future requirements for equipment and services.
This role will be required to support the Direct Procurement team if and when required by the business.

Supplier Account Management:

Manage open purchase orders, acknowledgements and delivery to minimize shortages to program / project.
Control rejects and unapproved services, ensure corrective action is put in place to eliminate problem recurrence.
Conduct periodic business review meetings with key service suppliers where applicable.

Risk Mitigation & Cost Reduction

Identify new and alternate services and or equipment suppliers to ensure project requirement is not at risk.
Continually reduce cost without compromising quality and ontime delivery
Continually pursue material / Service cost reductions whilst maintaining quality, compliance and ontime delivery.
Negotiate improved terms & conditions, payment terms, etc.

General

Identify improvements to processes and support the implementation of MRP changes (e.g SAP)
Support colleagues where required using MRP system to identify materials required and then ensure that PO's are created, placed and delivered ontime.
Contribute to the preparation of data for periodic reporting to Corporate Operations.
Attend Internal key Reviews and Production meetings and take ownership of Indirect purchasing issues
Support the Company Values, the Quality Management System (QMS) and Protect Company Intellectual Property (IP) in line with agreed strategy.

Essential Skills

Experience of indirect procurement within a manufacturing company.
Knowledge and experience of using an MRP system.
Good written & verbal communication skills.
Contract negotiation and implementation skills.
Accuracy and attention to detail.
Competent with MS Office software package.
Flexibility & resourcefulness.
Ability to work to tight deadlines and under pressure
Diligent and well organised.
Competent in RFQ process, Quote analysis, price analysis, negotiation and contract award process.

Desirable