Buyer

Job Description

Responsible for purchasing a range of goods/ services in line with relevant company procedures and standards, ensuring cost efficiency and availability.

Task and Responsibilities as Buyer:

HSEQ

• Be aware of, and understand your HSEQ responsibilities relevant to your role, if unsure ask your Line Manager
• Work in partnership with HSEQ on any HSEQ matters
• Work in accordance with your departmental HSEQ Service Level Agreement
• Understand and adhere to the Safer Together behaviours

Purchasing

• Process Requisition for Goods/ Services orders in line with relevant company procedures
• Communicate with functional teams to ensure that goods ordered are fit for purpose and in line with relevant standards
• Ensure that all orders are processed in a timely fashion while ensuring deliverables are met as cost efficiently as possible
• Negotiate cost of goods/ services with suppliers
• Ensure expediting is completed and all goods/ services booked in for all sites
• Raise and communicate outstanding purchase order reports

Documentation

• Raise sales/ purchase order paperwork for all requisitions
• Issue sales/ purchase order paperwork to suppliers
• Co-ordinate the retention, archiving, retrieval and disposal of purchasing records

Invoicing

• Review and approve supplier invoices
• Interface with Accounts department to resolve invoice queries

Supplier Management

• Maintain supplier database
• Complete audits on external suppliers to ensure compliance with clients requirements and values

Specific Requirements for Buyer:

• Direct line management of x2 Stores & Packing employees
• Ensure efficient and legally compliant operation and control of the Stores & Packing function including strict adherence to and management of the Known Consignor scheme in line with Civil Aviation Authority regulations
• Implementation and management of Kanban systems in the Stores & Packing and wider Manufacturing departments
• Identify, define and implement improvements to suppliers, stock holding and lead times.

Education

• IT skills
• Company database training

Experience

• Effective team working skills
• Ability to work under own initiative
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• High level or organisational skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to multi task and prioritise activities

Location: Southport

Hours: 36.25

If you are interested in this role please call Carl on 01744 454300 or email cfoster @ gpwrecruitment . co . uk