Buyer - (Bids and Projects)
- Employer
- Mane Contract Services
- Location
- Worthing
- Salary
- £10000 - £100000 per annum + Generous Package
- Closing date
- 16 Nov 2021
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- Clearance Level
- DV, SC
- Sector
- Aerospace, Defence, Engineering, Manufacturing, Nuclear, Procurement, Sales / Marketing, Space, Marine
- Job Type
- Permanent
Title: Buyer (Bids and Projects)
Location: Rustington
Salary: Competitive Salary and Benefits Package
Must Be Able To Obtain UK Security Clearance
About the Role
Our client is an established Armoured Automotive Company with over 60 year's heritage, they are currently looking for a Buyer to join their growing team. Over the years they have built up a worldwide reputation for the standard of work; designed, prototyped, tested and manufactured being key to the development of the business.
Responsibilities of a Buyer
- Point of contact for the project team, managing procurement dependencies across Quality, Product Development, Logistics, Production and Legal departments.
- Create the bid & project procurement strategies communicating clear cost, time and quality deliverables to key stakeholders.
- Support the sales function in winning new business through effective sourcing and accurate costing at early stages of product maturity.
- Creation and management of project budgets, establishing bill of materials costs at key stages of the product development cycle. Identification and pursuit of cost savings and efficiencies to exceed objectives.
- Lead the supplier nomination plan, ensuring robust evaluation of supply chain capacity and capability. Prioritising Engineering and Supplier Quality activities in line with supplier lead-times and stock-in-plant dates
- Subcontract management of key suppliers
- Work-package management and implementation of subcontracts to ensure commercial & technical specifications meet customer requirements
- Ensuring compliance to contract, leading regular multifunctional reviews
- Management of subcontract risk and opportunities, developing mitigation strategies where necessary.
- Contract drafting and negotiation
- Lead the planning of materials requirements to production readiness and work collaboratively with the Logistics team to secure timely deliveries
- Ensure best practice manufacturing is embodied in to the design process through early supplier involvement and a collaborative design for manufacture approach.
Requirements and Qualifications
- CIPS preferred or currently studying for CIPS.
- Proven supply chain management experience within automotive , engineering and manufacturing industries
- An excellent understanding of technical drawings, design intent and manufacturing processes.
- Ability to manage low-level maturity design and skilled in cost estimating.
- Planning & implementation skills, able to deliver to tight deadlines.
- Strong negotiator.
- Knowledge of SAP and similar ERP systems
- Full driving licence.
- Eligible for UK Security Clearance to minimum SC level.
- Demonstrates our clients core competencies:
- Team player and respect for others
- Professional
- Customer-focused
- Flexibility and effectiveness under pressure
- Results-focused
- Communication and listening
- Integrity and morality
If you are interested in this role as a Buyer or would like any further information then please contact me on 01923 470756 or on k.slaughter@mane.co.uk
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