Category Buyer - Steel & Ductile Iron Castings
- Recruiter
- Anonymous
- Location
- Durham
- Salary
- 35000.00 - 45000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 31 Aug 2017
- Closes
- 28 Sep 2017
- Sectors
- Procurement
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
My client, based in County Durham, is currently looking for Category Buyer to be based out of it's headquarters in County Durham.
Job Purpose:
From an automotive background with a good understanding of materials, you will source and identify suppliers globally for steel and ductile iron castings for the company. 80% of purchases cover steel and ductile iron castings buying. You will be familiar with automated disamatic casting processes and investment castings. A very challenging opportunity for the right candidate
Job Description
* Commodity group purchase steel and castings, focused on client part and supplier portfolio
* Active contribution of cost reduction programs and growth programs with new projects
* Yearly price negotiations of serial products
* Negotiation and contract design in coordination with the superior Category Manager
* Creating of the Total Cost Comparison including supplier recommendation
* Creating of Sourcing Boards presentation and presentation of a suitable decision
* Compliance with an implementation of purchasing processes including formal framework conditions
* Orientation of all measures and decisions to purchasing management KPIs
* Purchase responsibly for selected suppliers including price negotiations and target agreements (Supplier Host)
* Benchmark surveys on the purchasing volume in order to deduce savings potential and supplier strategy
* Central linking point of company and Global Category Purchasing Team
* Functional reporting to the Regional Category Manager Castings
* Will be measured on cost savings, delivery performance and parts per million
* Will have no responsibility for direct or operational personnel
Skills/experience
* Must have had at least 3 years' experience in an automotive buyer background and be familiar with ductile iron castings, automated disamatic casting processes and investment castings
* Must have a commercial and/or technical degree with a good understanding of materials
* Must have had at least 3 years' experience of working in a similar role
* Must be computer literate with a very good knowledge in the use of MS-Office, SAP and SRM
* Must have very good English skills (oral and written)
* Must have knowledge of purchase methods and tools as well as project management
Personality
* Must be able to travel widely throughout the world to visit suppliers
* Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Must have the ability to work in an international team and be able to work well with all colleagues
* Must be an ambitious self-starter
* Must have an analytical approach to your daily work
* Must have excellent interpersonal and Intercultural skills to enable you to work all over the world
* Must be reliable and trustworthy
Salary:
GBP35,000 to GBP45,000 per annum plus 3% pension, depending on experience
All travel expenses are paid
Environment:
We offer an excellent working environment in which you will be required to work permanent day shift based on the following hours (minimum 39 hours per week):-
Monday 8:00 to 17:00
Tuesday 8:00 to 16:30
Wednesday 8:00 to 16:30
Thursday 8:00 to 17:00
Friday 8:00 to 14:30
If you have all the required experience and fit the above brief then apply today for further details
Job Purpose:
From an automotive background with a good understanding of materials, you will source and identify suppliers globally for steel and ductile iron castings for the company. 80% of purchases cover steel and ductile iron castings buying. You will be familiar with automated disamatic casting processes and investment castings. A very challenging opportunity for the right candidate
Job Description
* Commodity group purchase steel and castings, focused on client part and supplier portfolio
* Active contribution of cost reduction programs and growth programs with new projects
* Yearly price negotiations of serial products
* Negotiation and contract design in coordination with the superior Category Manager
* Creating of the Total Cost Comparison including supplier recommendation
* Creating of Sourcing Boards presentation and presentation of a suitable decision
* Compliance with an implementation of purchasing processes including formal framework conditions
* Orientation of all measures and decisions to purchasing management KPIs
* Purchase responsibly for selected suppliers including price negotiations and target agreements (Supplier Host)
* Benchmark surveys on the purchasing volume in order to deduce savings potential and supplier strategy
* Central linking point of company and Global Category Purchasing Team
* Functional reporting to the Regional Category Manager Castings
* Will be measured on cost savings, delivery performance and parts per million
* Will have no responsibility for direct or operational personnel
Skills/experience
* Must have had at least 3 years' experience in an automotive buyer background and be familiar with ductile iron castings, automated disamatic casting processes and investment castings
* Must have a commercial and/or technical degree with a good understanding of materials
* Must have had at least 3 years' experience of working in a similar role
* Must be computer literate with a very good knowledge in the use of MS-Office, SAP and SRM
* Must have very good English skills (oral and written)
* Must have knowledge of purchase methods and tools as well as project management
Personality
* Must be able to travel widely throughout the world to visit suppliers
* Must have excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Must have the ability to work in an international team and be able to work well with all colleagues
* Must be an ambitious self-starter
* Must have an analytical approach to your daily work
* Must have excellent interpersonal and Intercultural skills to enable you to work all over the world
* Must be reliable and trustworthy
Salary:
GBP35,000 to GBP45,000 per annum plus 3% pension, depending on experience
All travel expenses are paid
Environment:
We offer an excellent working environment in which you will be required to work permanent day shift based on the following hours (minimum 39 hours per week):-
Monday 8:00 to 17:00
Tuesday 8:00 to 16:30
Wednesday 8:00 to 16:30
Thursday 8:00 to 17:00
Friday 8:00 to 14:30
If you have all the required experience and fit the above brief then apply today for further details