MYM Recruitment are excited to working with our client, a well-known family run Engineering and Manufacturing Company based in Dungannon in the recruitment of a Tactical Buyer. The successful candidate will ensure an efficient and cost-effective purchasing system to meet production requirements and maintain minimum stock levels in Stores.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Implement a robust purchasing system to ensure continuity of supply for production and adequate stock requirements.
- Negotiate cost and delivery for all transactions to ensure best value.
- Maintain accurate bills of materials and respond to any changes to requirements.
- Build upon supplier relationships, improve supplier performance and tender out to suppliers to get best pricing and quality for parts.
- Ensure all purchase orders are recorded correctly, with receipt of goods logged to enable timely invoice payments
- Ensure a suitable stock level of required components in Stores, maintain a lean system within Stores and support the Stores team as & when necessary.
- Work closely with Supervisors & IMS Team to respond to urgent needs and timely replenishing of any shortages.
- Fast tracking of urgent items, e.g. maintenance parts, through to delivery on site.
- Follow procedures for dealing with defective goods and services.
- Participate in stock takes and implement work processes to improve stock accuracy.
- Establish self as a valuable member of the purchasing team and contribute towards the team’s objectives.
- Liaise with the sales and production teams to communicate timely information relevant to delivery of materials.
- Ensure supplier compliance with company Quality, Environmental and Health & Safety management arrangements.
- Provide information/ data on procurement performance and progress to inform management’s strategic planning.
- Optimise the use of electronic systems and communication to maximise efficiency.
- To assist in the development of a purchasing strategy and take the lead on assigned continuous improvement tasks to achieve the company’s growth plans.
Essential Criteria:
- Good level of secondary education including passes at GCSE A – C in Maths and English
- Proven experience of working as a buyer and/or stores
- person with buying responsibilities, in a manufacturing environment for at least 2-3 years.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written.
- Effective organisational, planning, negotiation and time management ability
- Ability to proactively and independently achieve results
- Participate as a team member
- Proficient computer skills
- Competent in the effective use of spreadsheets.
Desirable Criteria:
- Post-secondary education in an engineering related discipline.
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) qualified.
- Experience in the quarrying/screening industry
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Pay: £31,200.00-£39,520.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
