Buyer in Newtownabbey

Qualitrol employees enjoy competitive salaries, great healthcare benefits, pension plans with company contributions, generous holiday/sickness plans, life insurance and more. We are a family-friendly workplace and provide enhanced paternity pay, adoption leave, parental leave, flexible working hours, and some remote, work-from-home opportunities depending on the job requirement. You will love working in our innovative environment, where colleagues genuinely desire to innovate and seek out complicated problems. We believe in absolute inclusion and diversity.

We are looking for a solution-focused Buyer with a continuous improvement mindset, who values teamwork and a collaborative environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all goods, supplies, and inventory needed for the business to operate are ordered and kept in stock.
• Controls inventory levels, quality and costs associated with purchasing these items.
• Vendor management (on-time delivery, spend, quotes, quality, projects, and supply chain issues).
• Supply chain management (risk management, managing issues in the market, lead time, obsolescence, and order quantity management).
• New product implementation (purchasing tasks and supply chain management).
• Inventory and cost management (making sure we are not paying too much, managing overstock and obsolete products, and creating projects to drive savings in the business).
• Leading sustainability initiatives within the procurement process, including sourcing eco-friendly materials and evaluating suppliers' environmental impact.
• Participates in negotiating logistics management and contracts with suppliers to secure advantageous terms, including pricing, delivery schedules, and quality specifications.
• Participates in the supplier selection process, including conducting due diligence, evaluating bids, and making quality, price and capability recommendations.

Requirements:

• Knowledge of working in a manufacturing environment.
• Electronics and metalwork sourcing knowledge.
• Manufacturing quality.
• Low-cost region sourcing knowledge.
• Working knowledge of ERP systems.
• Vendor and contract management.
• Comprehensive understanding of MS Office packages.
• Knowledge of problem-solving and continuous improvements.
• CIPS qualification advantageous but not essential.
• Strong customer and solution focused.
• Effective planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to work with a wide range of people at varying levels across the organization.
• Impeccable attention to detail.
• Conflict management and managing challenging relationships.
• Analytical thinking.
• Commercial and financial acumen.

Benefits:

• Full time, set schedule: Working at Qualitrol, you will have a regular Monday to Friday 37.5-hour work week working Mon-Thurs 08:00-16:30, Fri 08:00-13:30.
• Excellent benefits package: Twenty-five days paid time off, eight public holidays, pension, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, and enhanced parental leave.
• The People: Qualitrol has a culture of absolute inclusion and diversity. We recognise and celebrate our differences by taking the time to educate and empower one another.
• Stability: Join an organization with a history of longevity and providing continuous growth opportunities in Northern Ireland.
• Fun Activities: Enjoy taking part in community service efforts, team-building activities, and more!