Buyer

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.

Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision. We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas. We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Assist in the development, and to manage the execution, of global strategies to purchase bought in finished and raw materials for multiple. To deliver on time to operations quality components that meet required standards and to manage and maximise efficiencies in Suppliers whilst leveraging and maximizing Celeros global purchasing power. To ensure all commodities purchased are within target pricing and savings are maximised. The Buyer will be responsible for source selection, negotiation, risk mitigation and purchasing of all commodities for the Pump market. They will be required to manage their respective supply chains in support of internal/external Customer requirements and support appropriate metrics and reporting as required by the business. They will be required to assist in the process to manage and carry out vendor analysis and provide recommendations for source selection in support of bid and proposal activities, procurement and as needed to support the business. Facilitate DFM “Design for Manufacture” discussions between external supply partners, Celeros Engineering & Manufacturing functions.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Full account management of key strategic subcontractors including operational purchasing and performance improvement, contract governance and relationship management across all functions.
• Assist in the source of new vendors, resolves conflicts concerning materials or services at the department and vendor levels; keeps in constant contact with appropriate personnel to insure satisfactory operations; coordinates returns and/or repairs of products; monitors changes, modifications, and technological advances that affect the purchasing of goods and services.
• Actions all Non Conformance Reports (NCR) and Engineering Change Notification (ECN) within Supply Chain.
• Reviews, evaluates, and monitors department purchase requisitions for proper authorisation, specifications, and legal compliance; takes responsibility for procuring appropriate items or services; creates and reviews purchase orders; researches and resolves receiving and accounts payable issues; inputs, edits, and retrieves purchasing data; disburses and maintains files related to purchase orders and purchasing.
• Ensures delivery of all components within lead time and budget, in line with the required delivery date by operations and for revenue and cash billing milestones.
• Provide detailed analysis against this criteria, comparing vendor’s costs and other attributes.
• Continuous Improvement of On-Time Delivery and quality performance of key Project subcontractors also work closely with the management team to set policy on vendors and the method of selection.
• Assist in the development and management of procurement strategies, benchmarking of key commodities and undertakes supply chain research to ensure Celeros purchasing power is maximised and all commodities are purchased within budget and material savings are maximised.
• Assist in the implementation of operational and strategic procurement, process improvements and introduction of best practice procurement and supply chain management techniques.
• Support Bid and Proposal activities as required.
• Good relationships with suppliers to deliver on time quality products to key projects and to ensure projects are within budget and savings are realised.
• Negotiate and liaise with key suppliers to optimise cost, schedule of quality products/components for manufacture of packages.
• Ensure information supplied from Engineering and Quality are clean to purchase components as required.
• Assist in the tendering process with BU’s for early lead items.
• Supply clean information to Operations to enable accurate detail planning.
• To liaise with Production Control, Planning, Expediting and other internal stakeholders to ensure all components are delivered on time to meet production schedules and revenue and cash milestones.
• SHE is ensuring H&S of self and others. Product safety in ensuring all components, products and parts meet business standards as required i.e. Lloyds, ASME etc.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Procurement Plan including major milestones, KPI’s etc.
• Purchase orders raised against plan, pro-actively expedite ensuring on-time supply.
• Components, products, kit or services delivered against planned activity.
• Compliance to all SC policies and procedures.
• SAP reports for Scorecard are up to date and improvement action plans in place for RAG.
• Three monthly PDP plan and all objectives met in timely manner.
• Customer/Supplier Complaints logged and actions ragged.

Education and Experience

• A degree in supply chain management, business management or other related disciplines is highly preferred. A master’s degree in a related field would be desirable.
• 5-to-10 years of experience in sourcing, supply chain or purchasing management with demonstrated experience in cost reduction, domestically and internationally.
• Depth of knowledge and experience in strategic, operational and tactical global sourcing & procurement.
• Strong background in the management of materials and sourcing within a design-to-order manufacturing environment.
• Experience in total quality, six sigma, or other similar environments.
• Working knowledge and understanding of ERP/MRP systems and their use in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to demonstrate solid written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• A CIPS, CPM or APICS certification is helpful but not required.
• Manufacturing experience, preferably including experience with castings.

YOU MUST HAVE VALID RIGHT TO WORK IN THE UK AND BE ABLE TO OBTAIN SECURITY CLEARANCE TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE.

BENEFITS

• Competitive salary
• Opportunities to develop
• Bonus
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Holiday buy and sell
• Pension
• Life Cover
• Employee Assistance Program
• Digital Benefits; Health, Wealth & Lifestyle

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work).
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl.
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone).
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate.
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods).

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.).
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office.
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods.
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended periods.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

QUALITY

Quality encompasses all aspects of Celeros’ business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system. All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

CELEROS Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer.