Buyer in Tewkesbury

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are recruiting for a driven and collaborative MRO Buyer for our dedicated MRO facility in Tewkesbury. Responsible for ensuring the stability of the material supply to support our customers’ needs. You will be required to lead specific supplier relationships, assess and manage supply risks by identifying and implementing countermeasures to mitigate or eliminate any risks to supply.

Main Responsibilities:

• Work with the Supply Chain team to ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to within the IMS.
• Ensure the authority matrix is adhered to and that all investment is formally presented and signed off.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a varied workload to meet deadlines.
• Required to build strong relationships with the OE supply network to enable cross-functional working and decision making.
• Accountable for managing the RFQ process and negotiations to convert purchase demand into purchase orders after appropriately evaluating vendor capability, price, delivery needs, and vendor performance.
• Accountable for the allocated suppliers’ orderbook management to ensure the on-time delivery of purchased parts from vendors, to meet the business and customer requirements.
• Keep the business ERP system up to date with supplier delivery commitments to allow system planning accuracy.
• Responsible for ensuring that the purchasing master data is maintained within the ERP system.
• Work closely with Operations and Planning to implement best practices and business efficiency.
• Resolve invoice queries with the accounts payable team.
• Undertake supplier site visits as and when required.

Other Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues, customers, licensors, suppliers, and all stakeholders and uphold the company values at all times.
• Ensure reports and metrics are kept up-to-date and communicated.
• Adhere to legislation governing employment, including but not restricted to, health and safety, data protection, equal opportunities, and ensuring compliance with local policies and procedures.
• Comply with statutory requirements and regulations and Company policies.
• Undertake such other duties commensurate with the role that may be required from time to time.

About You:

At Ontic, our culture is integral to making sure we enjoy our work and deliver for our customers. While we look for the right skillset, we’re also looking for someone who will thrive within our recognition and empowerment culture.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• 3+ years of transactional experience in a purchasing role.
• Knowledge of Supply Chain and proven experience of working with suppliers.
• A positive can-do attitude.
• Effective and accurate use of MS Office applications and ERP systems.
• Able to produce clear, concise, and accurate written and verbal communications (in English) at all levels.
• Ability to be a self-motivated and confident decision maker within business approval guidelines.
• Confident in a fast-moving and changing environment with the skill to prioritise tasks as the project or business demands.
• Willing to occasionally work outside core hours and be flexible to react to the business priorities.

Benefits:

At Ontic we care about your financial, physical, and mental wellness so we offer a range of benefits to support this, we care about what matters to you and have a valued culture of recognition and empowerment, accompanied by benefits that support work/life balance.

Our benefits package highlights include:

• Up to 29 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
• 10 hours paid volunteering time.
• Annual goal share bonus scheme for all employees.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Discounts and offers from a range of retailers.

We are more than the sum of our parts. And we’ve been recognised internally and externally for being so:

• We were ranked #9 in Best Companies’ Q3 leaderboard for Best Manufacturing Company based on our employee feedback.
• 72.5% of employees who took part in our 2023 employee satisfaction survey said they are proud to work at Ontic.

We are a fast-paced business with ambitious growth plans; so if you are dedicated, enthusiastic and always seeking ways to improve, you'll enjoy a career with us!