Job summary

Barclay Meade are proud to be exclusively partnered with a leading automotation manufacturing company who are growing and seeking an experienced technical buyer to join their team.

Key skills required for this role

Technical, MRP, Manufacturing, Electrical, Mechanical,

Important

Technical Procurement Experience

Job description

Your role will be to oversee and manage external suppliers and technical purchasing.

Sitting within our finance function, you will be working closely with the technical team who manage our production, ensuring all parts are delivered for timely execution.

You will assist in keeping up to date documentation for this essentially removing all supply related barriers with regard to production wherever possible.

The role will be hybrid; it will involve 3 days per week in our warehouse facility.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with our Engineering teams to support all aspects of procurement for both existing & new product developments, designs and materials.
• Take on existing supplier relationships
• Manage transition & drive onward lines of communication, expectation & support.
• Seek out new suppliers to increase supply opportunities, product alternatives and maintain competitive tenders amongst the supply-chain.
• Balance & maintain quality, cost and time drivers Implement & negotiate cost reduction strategy within the supply-chain, without compromising on execution timescales or product quality.
• Create & Implement supplier agreements, contracts, underwrites and strategic stocking policies.
• Schedule procurement activities & deliveries to support production demands
• Manage supply chain risk, approvals & performance metrics KPIs & OTIF
• Manage approved suppliers matrix & open order book update process
• Suggesting & implementing improvements for internal supply/buying processes
• Management and oversight of all procurement aspects of the companies MRP / ERP system
• Job Requirements:
• Experience purchasing in a fast paced engineering or manufacturing environment
• Experience of managing and developing clear, value-add relationships with suppliers
• Solid technical understanding of mechanical & electronic components, PCBs and different materials used in an R&D setting
• Strong communication & negotiation skills
• Previous experience of structuring and running MRP / ERP systems would be ideal

Company Benefits:

• Share options
• Attractive employee wellness benefits
• Personal development budget
• 25 holidays per year
• Flexible working, hybrid team
• Fun team events on and offsite, snacks of all kinds in the office