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Senior Buyer - Manufacturing & Engineering

An outstanding opportunity is now available for an experienced technical/engineering buyer to join a specialist equipment manufacturer.

You will be responsible for managing the cost-effective procurement of materials, goods and services into the business to support business requirements.

Working within the Supply Chain team to manage several core suppliers, providing a range of engines, drive systems, composites and specialist engineering components.

Main Duties:

• Ensuring purchase orders are placed in a timely manner to support demand.
• Ensuring materials arrive on the purchase order required date
• Maintenance of Supplier details on the ERP system.
• Responsible for building solid working relationships with the suppliers
• Monitoring performance and management of improvements
• Maintaining a discipline of keeping PO delivery dates current on SAP

Qualifications and Experience:

• Previous buying experience in a manufacturing environment
• A demonstratable understanding of engineering and manufacturing
• The ability to read technical drawings and understand technical data.
• A good level of education, possibly with a business or procurement focus.
• A competency in the use of MS Office Suite, including Excel, Word & Outlook, together with experience of using an ERP system
• Demonstrate a professional and entrepreneurial attitude.
• Possess excellent communication and assertiveness skills.
• Self-motivated and able to multi-task
• Demonstrate the ability to work under pressure to meet multiple project deadlines.