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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