Senior Buyer - Paisley, United Kingdom - Renewable Parts Limited

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Description

Renewable Parts is a growing and innovative supply chain partner in the wind energy sector. We offer services including supply chain management, refurbishment, and technical services, as well as supply of spare parts and consumables. Renewable Parts currently work with leading wind farm owners and operators, including RWE Renewables, SSE Renewables and Scottish Power Renewables.


To help with our continued growth and long-term vision, Renewable Parts is looking for a creative and forward-thinking
Senior Buyer to help us realise our vision for a more sustainable green energy industry.


The role
We are recruiting a buying team to oversee our purchasing requirements.

The
Senior Buyer will lead this team and have tactical responsibility for the management and performance of suppliers in the delivery of all live commitments.

The role reports to the Procurement Manager and is part of the Operations Department.


Key Responsibilities
The Senior Buyer is responsible for implementing and managing the following:

  • Compiling, inputting, and reviewing purchasing data within the ERP and other systems.
  • Actively strive to achieve the greatest value contribution, benefit realisation and efficiency from indirect procurement activities.
  • Obtaining and arranging the appropriate inbound transport requirements.
  • Interfacing with the sales support team to plan the delivery of all sales orders expectations.
  • Expediting purchase orders when required.
  • Stakeholder engagement address supplier quality and supplier performance issues
  • Providing support to other functions in the procurement department as required.
  • Resolving purchase ledger queries from the accounts team
  • Supporting the Procurement Management with further procurement activity
  • Monitoring and presenting KPIs to drive continuous improvement.
  • Training and mentoring junior team members.
  • Ensuring adherence to the quality management system.
  • Duty of care for your own Health and Safety and that of others
  • Drive to encourage continuous improvement

Key Requirements

Essential:

  • Purchasing, supply chain or expediting experience within a manufacturing or engineering business.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, Teams and PowerPoint
  • MRP/ERP literate
  • Strong focus on the accuracy of work and attention to detail
  • Effective time management and strong organisational skills, particularly in progressing multiple work streams simultaneously
  • Able to build and maintain commercially effective relationships with various suppliers concurrently
  • Able to take the initiative and work independently to solve problems by researching solutions
  • Have a sense of urgency and an ability to react quickly
  • Assist in the development of the supplier base by measuring key metrics

Desirable:

  • Project management skills
  • Distribution experience
  • Supply chain management experience
  • Commercial acumen
  • Line management experience

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Benefits:


  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Onsite parking

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
One location

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