Job summary

Successful engineering business requires a Buyer / Procurement Coordinator. Applicants need purchasing, materials control or supply chain experience within a manufacturing or engineering business.

Key skills required for this role

Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, Materials Control, Supply Chain

Important

Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, Materials Control, Supply Chain

Job description

Successful engineering business requires a Buyer / Procurement Coordinator. Applicants need purchasing, materials control or supply chain experience within a manufacturing or engineering business.

The Buyer / Procurement Coordinator will liaise between the supply chain and in-house engineering/design colleagues to ensure continuity of supply of materials and services into the facility. Working closely with the company MRP system, the Buyer / Procurement Coordinator will look to foster strong and commercially sound relationships with suppliers.

Specific duties of the Buyer / Procurement Coordinator include:

• Maintain supplier, part and product data in the company MRP/ERP system
• Supplier Relationship Management - monitor supplier delivery against OTD/OTIF metrics
• Research potential new suppliers - supply market intelligence activities in collaboration with colleagues
• Investigate new sources of supply - initiate early stage tender processes, with new and existing suppliers
• Collaborate with colleagues in Engineering, Design and Production

Buyer / Procurement Coordinator applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in purchasing as a Buyer, Procurement Coordinator, Materials Control or Supply Chain
• Familiarity with engineering and manufacturing environment
• Previous knowledge of machining, or suppliers of engineered components would be advantageous
• Experience of MRP, ERP systems
• An understanding of BOMs and basic engineering drawings would be advantageous