Job Specification

The Rewards and Benefits on offer:

• Immediate role within a well-established manufacturing company
• Competitive salary
• 8-4 office hours
• Immediate starts
• Free Physical and Mental Healthcare
• Holiday’s allowance of 25 days/year
• Life Assurance Cover
• Bike to Work Scheme
• Staff Sales

The Job you will be doing:

• Coordinate the team’s tasks and responsibilities to ensure effectiveness and efficiency in the purchase of goods, materials, and components
• Coach, support, and develop the team, including identification of training needs and action plan
• Plan and coordinate holidays, Time & Attendance, absences, and any other people management duties
• Encourage & lead open communication within team members & other departments
• Identify and solve issues within the overall purchasing function
• Oversee daily, weekly, and monthly requisitions are actioned adequately
• Monitor the coordination of order processing, ensuring deliveries meet timeframes
• Actively monitor order progress to avoid material shortages
• Manage suppliers’ lead times and ensure re-order levels are reflected against demand to prevent shortages and/or over stocking of materials
• Source from mainline distributors and direct from OEM suppliers
• Liaise with suppliers on various topics (quality of goods, faulty materials, returns, lead & delivery issues…)
• Take ownership and action issues within purchasing
• Run MRP schedules, implement stock rules and ensure adequate forecasting/planning
• Work closely with Manufacturing, R&D, Accounts to ensure the effectiveness of the business
• Review and monitor overall inventory and safety stock levels
• Analyze and present data figures/statistics on procurement, planning and material topics
• Continuously provide input and feedback to improve current purchasing processes and procedures
• Collaborate with the London Purchasing Team and work closely to forecast, schedule and set up buffer stock agreements when required
• Ensure H&S standards are adhered to at all the times within purchasing activities
• Other ad-hoc duties as and when required

About you:

• Previous and proven experience in procurement within the electronics & manufacturing industry is required
• Knowledge/background of electrical & electronics engineering will be desirable but not required
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills are a must
• Ability to work cross functionally within Manufacturing, R&D, Commercial functions, and Suppliers
• Commercially and financially minded
• Results orientated, driven to achieve goals and targets
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy are required
• A true and natural leader, with a passion to coach/influence others
• Analytical and numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving skills
• Tech Savvy
• Able to multi-task with the numerous projects running at the same time
• Excellent time management skills
• Self-motivated, proactive, with a desire to continuously drive improvements
• Be self-motivated, hardworking, and proactively looking to drive the category forward
• Work with the utmost honesty and integrity, and build positive and effective relationships within the Company, and externally with our Customers/Suppliers.
• Expectational written and verbal communication skills, be able to communicate effectively