Buyer - Cooper Lomaz Recruitment : Job Details

BUYER January 2024Reporting to: Supply Chain managerHours: Mon - Fri 09:00 - 17:00

JOB DESCRIPTIONYour role is to purchase all items necessary for the successful running of the business.

Responsibilities:

• Negotiating prices and discounts, placing and chasing purchase orders for all aspects of the business including:
• Raw material and components
• Electrical control gear and components
• Consumable items
• Plant and Equipment
• Motor vehicles
• Subcontract items
• Equipment for inclusion in turnkey projects
• Set up and manage service contracts; act on any breakdowns

Ensuring stock is maintained at an appropriate level:

• Check physical stock levels before re-ordering ,
• Review re-order points and re-order quantities,
• Check existing allocations and orders,
• Work with the stores to resolve stock discrepancies.

Ensure our equipment is delivered on time by

• Keeping up to date with the status of all projects in manufacturing and identifying any hold ups, particularly on key projects,
• Chasing bought in parts
• Reviewing the short allocations report.

Costs

• Obtain competitive quotes where appropriate,
• Negotiate and agree prices before placing orders,
• Find alternative suppliers for third party spares
• Obtain signatures for high value orders.

Plant

• Source new machinery in response to identified needs, with the assistance of the Engineering Director and Operations Manager.

Database Administration:

• Ensure that part descriptions are meaningful and accurate,
• Enter order acknowledgements and chase up un-acknowledged orders
• Request new consumable parts when you can see a repeated demand,
• Ensure that the database is showing accurate costs,
• Chase up old orders and clear off old balances,
• Keep supplier database valid and up to date.

Quality

• Ensure that all purchase orders contain the necessary information in a readable and correct format,
• Use the correct ledger codes on purchase orders
• Work with stores and logistics to develop suitable quality checks.

Job Requirements

• Minimum 5 years buying experience
• Experience in engineering buying an advantage
• High attention to detail, accurate and efficient
• Strong problem solving and time management skills