Assistant Buyer - 6-9 Month Fixed Term Contract - Cambridgeshire in Royston

We are currently seeking a Buying assistant to join our fantastic client. The role is initially offered on a 6 – 9 month Fixed term contract and can be considered as either full or part time hours. The role is based on site in rural Cambridgeshire and the salary is negotiable depending on experience.

The company is a UK based company specialising in the development and manufacture of advanced gas detection instruments and sensors. With over 35 years experience, the company is renowned for its expertise in Photoionisation Detection (PID) technology. Their product range of VOC and gas sensors are deployed across a broad spectrum of industries including Oil and Gas, Petrochemical, Air Quality, Pharmaceutical and Manufacturing, supporting their mission to protect lives and preserve the environment.

The role is a varied and key supporting role, where you will be supporting the Supply Chain team with the purchase of goods, materials and services to ensure the company’s operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery whilst ensuring continuity of supply at all times.

We are seeking a confident and enthusiastic individual with a good level of commercial acumen, experience and professionalism to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of existing and new products, ensuring the highest quality and value. The successful applicant will be self-motivated, a team player with a positive outlook, a fast learner with high levels of accuracy, attention to detail and outstanding communication skills.

• Ensure the continuous supply of required goods and materials to production and communicate/escalate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
• Manage problems and schedule changes and ensure changes are reflected with the ERP systems.
• Effective management and control of supplier and stakeholder relationships both internally and externally.
• Liaise internally and externally to support resolution of quality related issues and problems.
• Raising of repeat and ad-hoc purchase orders to support production requirements.
• Purchasing other items as required by purchasing requisitions e.g. marketing items, stationary items, equipment etc.
• Receipting order confirmation and checking off against purchase orders, keeping internal system up to date.
• Expediting outstanding deliveries with suppliers and order progress reporting.
• Updating supplier database as required, ensuring that new supplies are recorded and registered.
• Dealing with enquiries from suppliers and internal team members and managing purchasing emails.
• Identifying and researching potential new suppliers, undertaking due diligence of suppliers.
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships.
• Provide support in the reporting of KPI’s.
• Actively participate in supplier performance reviews.
• Deliver briefs, updates and reports as required.

For this important role within the company, we are seeking someone with the following skills and attributes:

• Previous experience within a similar role developing stakeholder relationships within a complex technical manufacturing environment.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and influencing skills.
• Analytical, numerically astute with good problem identification and solution abilities.
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience in adding value, reducing costs and making business and process improvements.
• Developing technical knowledge and understanding of the manufacturing processes, commodity groups, components and supply chain management.
• Ideally, experience of developing and managing overseas suppliers.

This role is initially offered on a 6 Month FTC and both part time and full time hours can be considered.

Please apply to Gemma Turp through our website or alternatively, you can email a copy of your CV and covering letter to gemma@horizoneast.co.uk. We aim to respond with specific feedback to every applicant via email within 14 days. However, as we are a small two-person independent agency, if we are extremely busy this may take longer. If you would like feedback sooner, then feel free to contact us via email and we will come back to you ASAP.

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