Buyer

Main Responsibilities:

• Maintain material masters for purchased materials.
• Maintain adequate stock levels of materials to meet production requirements and agreed safety stock levels.
• To advise internal customers on procurement issues, providing support and guidance at all stages of procurement cycle.
• To ensure that approved suppliers are used in purchasing materials, liaising with the QA department in assessing the suppliers' capability and suitability.
• To establish and agree schedules of material requirements with suppliers.
• To source new materials and items in co-operation with the Global Procurement, R&D department and QA, and to obtain and manage quotations.
• To process the MRP list in SAP and to create purchase orders for items which need re-ordering.
• To create purchase orders for non-stock consumables, match delivery notes to orders and pass to accounts.
• To monitor suppliers of materials to ensure timely delivery, and to resolve any problems that arise.
• To work with internal customers and suppliers in order to resolve claims related to invoices/damaged goods/returned goods.
• To maintain the Key Performance Indicators (KPI) system for supplier evaluation & other KPIs as defined by Global Procurement.
• To produce stock reports for consignment stock suppliers.
• To provide departmental cover for the PIF & DCN processes.
• To provide departmental cover in the event of absences or holidays.

Knowledge and Experience:

Essential:

• Computer literate with experience of MS Office at an Intermediate Level (including Outlook, Excel and Word).
• Excellent organisational skills, motivated and self-disciplined
• Collaborative approach with good team integration skills
• Working to a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as needed
• Demonstrable experience in the field of purchasing
• Knowledge/experience of SAP