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Purchasing Specialist required to join a busy manufacturing company in South Wales

Job Description:

• Purchasing raw materials and negotiating freight contracts.
• Cost reduction
• Supplier liaison, selection, development & performance monitoring
• Developing and managing supplier relationships
• Liaison with sales/marketing/engineering, for new product development, specification and sourcing
• Assisting the Cost Department in ensuring Material costs for Sales Enquiries are accurate and up to date
• Assisting in the introduction & development of full material supply chain systems
• Supporting the manager and various departments for all direct & indirect materials
• Negotiate and maintain contracts with suppliers
• Working with suppliers to develop new products and improve value added
• Source new products, identify alternative suppliers and co-ordinate supplier transfer
• Monitoring performance of suppliers, raw material movement, currency exchange, freight variance, packaging waste, price variance, new product approval
• Maintaining Supplier Data files

Job Spec:

• Ideally CIPS qualified
• At least 3-5 years previous experience in the role of buyer/procurement
• General purchasing experience ideally within the manufacturing/automotive industry
• Must have – ability to acquire sufficient technical knowledge to ensure adequate product specification, quality control and supplier capability
• High degree of commercial awareness
• Ability to convey information effectively & accurately
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• Excellent negotiating skills and experience in dealing with International Supply Chains and converse with import procedures
• A good understanding & experience of basic principles and methods of inventory control and KANBAN systems
• Critical thinking – using logic & reasoning to identify problems & apply alternative solutions, approach and conclusions
• Ability to analyse statistics
• Communication - ability to communicate clearly & effectively both orally & in writing
• Actively seeking ways to assist people in overcoming problematic areas
• Deductive reasoning, forward thinking and innovative
• Team Player
• Ability to communicate with peers, supervisors, and other departments
• Prioritise workload
• Good administrative skills – maintaining information files and processing of various paperwork
• Computer literate including the use of spreadsheets, data bases and MRP systems
• Flexibility regarding travel (both local and international)
• Languages – this would beadvantageous
• Trained in Lean Management Techniques and has ability to undertake VA/VE analysis