Job Purpose:
Manage IFS demand and in the capacity of the Senior Buyer of the team be responsible for overall material delivery and also support the other Buyers as required.
Provide Supply Chain and Procurement support in respect to the goods and services required by Chemigraphic Ltd to deliver cost and performance objectives, ensuring an uninterrupted supply of materials to support Production. Work collaboratively with other departments, including: QA, Planning, Production, Stores, KAMs and The NPI team.
Ensure material spend is in line with forecasted margins and projected profits. Continuously look to reduce direct material costs whilst maintaining the quality and specification of required products.
Ensure the supply of materials is in line with the planning schedules to support production. Where possible, anticipate delays and interrupted supply in time to mitigate the situation so that the customers requirement is always met.
Comply with functional and business procedures and policies at all times. Ensure that all contact with third parties, represents Chemigraphic Ltd in a professional and competent manner ensuring compliance with all relevant Chemigraphic Ltd functional and business policies, in particular but not limited to contractual policies, quality systems, ethical trading practises and statutory obligations.
General Duties / Key Responsibilities:
- Beresponsible for the data integrity of procurement information within the ERP system.
- Be responsible for material status until parts become fully kitted to jobs.
- Ensure that all requirements are scheduled in the most economical way, keeping cash flow, kitting status and stock excess in mind.
- Allocate order requirements to buyers as per categories of supply, ensuring there is substantial time to ensure on-time delivery and ensure this is divided effectively between all buyers.
- Manage IFS and placement of purchase orders as well as ensure that orders are delivered and received on time.
- Support Surface mount material presentation, we should strive to ensure no hand placements are undertaken and production is kept as lean as possible to ensure margins are healthy.
- Gain an understanding of product repeatability to be able to take advantage of economies of scale within IFS.
- Liaise with KAMs and Tech Admin to troubleshoot demand requirements.
- Understand and monitor product margins, use information to aid buyers in decision making.
- Negotiate and review call off and buffer order agreements proactively to achieve cost reductions and to secure supply. This is to ensure that excess stock is kept to a minimum and that there is no interruption to the supply chain.
- Monitor supplier performance and build and develop supplier relationship.
- Ensure that all aspects of the purchasing operation runs efficiently and effectively.
- Aid buyers in sourcing difficult to obtain stock and finding alternatives.
- Request and progress change notes as required.
- Liaise with the Purchasing Assistant/Planner to mitigate supply risks to ensure the Production plan is kept on target and ensure job start times reflect when material is available and meet customer requirements.
- Purchase low/medium/high value products ensuring process time, price, material presentation quality, delivery, cost of delivery, payment terms and excess stock value are all taken into consideration.
- Monitor and negotiate pricing on high turn lines to ensure product margins are improved/maintained.
- Ensure part data is correct on IFS system. E.g. Lead times and pack sizes
- Identify and act on any cost saving opportunities.
- Assist in investigating, answering and supporting all buyers with goods inwards, Supplier and production queries.
- Monitor the processing of departmental purchase requisitions as required
- Assist when needed on rejected stock and invoices
- Carry out costings when required.
- Provide supply chain and market intelligence support at a functional level. As directed by line management; comply with given tactical strategy to support functional, business and departmental objectives.
- Arrange FOB shipments from off-shore locations ensuring customs clearance happens in a timely manner.
- Monitor suppliers against on time delivery and quality issues. Liaise with SQA Technician on this matter to include rejected stock cases.
- Train new members of the team as and when required.
Person Profile:
- Sound commercial and financial understanding
- Understanding of business planning
- Strong attention to detail as well as excellent analytical and numerical skills
- Ability to build strong working relationships both internally & externally
- A self-assuredness to be able to challenge requests if necessary and also be able to negotiate priorities of workload with colleagues.
- A self-assuredness to be able to challenge requests if necessary and also be able to negotiate priorities of workload with colleagues.
- Well-rounded leader
- Commercial Awareness
- Confident Communicator.
- Excellent communication skills, written, verbal and effective listening
- Ability to build strong working relationships both internally & externally
- Good negotiation skills
- Highly numerate and ability to manipulate data
- Attention to detail
- Computer literate and good level of MS office applications i.e. MS Office, Excel etc.
- A self-assuredness to be able to challenge requests if necessary and also be able to negotiate priorities of workload with colleagues.
- Demonstrates a passion for quality and delivering a high level of customer service within a commercial environment
- Effective working within a team.
- Ability to operate effectively alone and also as part of a team
Required Qualifications:
· Relevant Procurement/Supply Chain Experience.
· CIPS Qualified (or training towards) – Beneficial
Degree (or equivalent) in Business or Maths/Engineering – Beneficial
Pay: £26,000.00-£30,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
