Position Description:
At a Glance
Legrand has an exciting opportunity for a Technical Buyer to join the Starlien Team in Reading, UK.
The Technical Buyer is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and procuring technically specified components that meet engineering, quality, cost, and delivery requirements. The role requires strong technical understanding, supplier management capability, and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable supply, cost efficiency, and technical compliance throughout the product lifecycle.
Main Job Duties:
- Interpret engineering drawings and specifications to ensure purchased parts meet required standards.
- Manage RFQs, evaluate quotations, issue purchase orders, and resolve supplier quality or delivery issues.
- Maintain accurate purchasing data including pricing, lead times, safety stock, technical details, and invoice resolution.
- Identify, qualify, evaluate, and develop suppliers to ensure strong overall performance in cost, delivery, and quality.
- Lead negotiations for pricing, terms, and supply strategy.
- Implement commodity strategies to ensure long-term, cost-effective supply of materials.
- Conduct supplier performance and business reviews and drive improvements.
- Work with Engineering, Design, Production, Strategic Sourcing and Project teams to support technical decisions and project timelines.
- Support engineering-to-production transitions and new product introduction activities.
- Provide cost estimates and procurement input for project planning.
- Implement cost-reduction initiatives (incl. VAVE) and analyse cost drivers.
- Research potential Suppliers and/or Service Providers to meet sourcing requirements, as applicable.
- Monitor market trends and proactively manage supply, lead-time, or technical risks.
- Ensure parts arrive on time, to specification, and fit for purpose.
- Maintain appropriate inventory levels to support production requirements and inventory turn.
- Contribute to improving procurement processes, systems, and global best-practice methods resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
Qualifications:
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Product Development or Supply Chain Management or BS degree or Business equivalent years of experience preferred.
- Certified Purchasing Management (CPM) certification desired.
- Three to Five years purchasing materials in a manufacturing environment.
- MRP or ERP software experience required. Infor CloudSuite preferred.
- Advanced in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams.
Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:
- Flexibility to adjust and thrive in an environment with changing requirements, schedules, and priorities for multiple projects and assignments.
- Strong desire to promote positive change.
- Self-driven and resourceful to achieve goals independently as well as work well in teams.
- Solves a range of straightforward problems; analyzes possible solutions using standard procedures.
- Critical thinking skills – able to use logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Strong communicates skills; able to clearly and concisely express information (or data) to associates, peers, and management.
- Receives a moderate level of guidance and direction.
Working Conditions / Physical Requirements
- Primary environment: ambient room temperatures, lighting and traditional office equipment as found in a typical office environment.
- The performance of this position may occasionally require exposure to the manufacturing areas where under certain areas require the use of personal protective equipment such as safety glasses and mandatory hearing protection.
- Regularly required to stand; walk and communicate with others.
- Ability to sit for extended periods of time
- Able to lift and carry up to 25lbs
Company Info:
About Legrand
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Our comprehensive offering of solutions for residential, commercial, and data center markets makes us a benchmark for customers worldwide. We harness technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work, and meet with electrical and digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative, and sustainable. Legrand is a global, publicly traded company listed on the Euronext (Legrand SA EPA: LR). For more information, visit www.legrandgroup.com/en
About Legrand North and Central America
Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA) is a leader in the AV, Lighting & Controls, Electrical, and Data Center markets. LNCA offers comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, as well as distinctive benefits like a high employer 401K match, paid time off (PTO) and holiday pay, short-term and long-term disability benefit plans, above-benchmark paid maternity and parental leave, bonus opportunities in accordance with the Company’s incentive plans, paid time off to volunteer, and an active/growing Employee Resource Group network. For more information, visit legrand.us
About Legrand’s Data Center Power and Control Division
The industry-leading brands of Approved Networks, Ortronics, Raritan, Server Technology, and Starline empower Legrand’s Data, Power & Control to produce innovative solutions for data centers, building networks, and facility infrastructures. Our division designs, manufactures, and markets world-class products for a more productive and sustainable future. The exceptional reliability of our technologies results from decades of proven performance and a dedication to research and development.
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