Atlas NextWave are recruiting for a Buyer on a full time, permanent basis in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:
Directly responsible to the Procurement Team Lead, Operations Manager and General Manager.
Ultimately accountable to the Group Joint Managing Directors.
KEY WORK AREAS:
Procurement Strategy
• Pro-actively contributes towards the companies’ global procurement vision of best practice and being the market leader in procurement by working with Senior Management to improve and promote high levels of operational performance.
Procurement Process
• Sources and supply goods / services in line with client KPI’s.
• Achieve targets utilizing gainshare/baseline models and negotiating discounts to achieve additional profit.
• Seeks new suppliers to enhance supply chain and ensure pre-qualification questionnaires are completed accordingly.
• Negotiates costs and payment terms with suppliers to ensure quality, delivery and technical standards are met.
• Ensures the procurement process operate in line with company QHSE standards, policies and procedures.
• Ensures queries are resolved promptly whether internal or external.
• Ensures customs paperwork is provided in a timely manner.
• Ensures search and utilize client surplus stock for all RFQ’s received.
• Ensures source eco-friendly alternative products and offer to customers.
• Ensures customer feedback is received on a monthly basis to ensure high levels of customer satisfaction.
• Proactively contributes to creating a good team atmosphere.
• Assist with tender pricing as and when required ensuring market competitiveness.
• Ensure systems are up to date at all times (ebuy expediting)
Financial Control
• Assist credit controller resolve client and supplier invoice queries in a timely manner.
Customer Focus
• Holds full knowledge of clients’ business and objectives of the contract.
• Develop customer relations with new and existing clients and attending internal marketing meetings.
• Regularly attend and participates in a positive and constructive way in client meetings.
• Manages client complaints and looks to problem solve where needed prior to be escalated.
• Use of Computer based systems
• Holds and promotes competent knowledge of the distribution and reporting systems.
• Participates in the continuous improvement of Company’s e-commerce sites and holds the ability to demonstrate its full capacity to clients (Energy Surplus, Expedite Function, Smartbuyer).
QHSE
• Familiar with all Company Policies and Procedures relating to Quality, Safety & Environmental standards.
• Works with Company suppliers to promote Environmentally Friendly alternatives where possible promoting our sustainable procurement initiative on reducing, reusing and recycling. Contributes towards Company's targets on Recycling and energy saving initiatives.
Environmental
• Awareness and understanding of the company's environmental management system; including environmental policies and operational controls.
• Assistance with progress towards achievement of the company's environmental objectives and targets.
• Full awareness of environmental emergency procedures and responsibilities for reporting of any environmental incidents.
• Awareness of environmental legislation as it relates to current duties.
• Awareness and implementation of environmental procurement policy
• Adoption of recycling and energy saving initiatives within the office environment.
• Adopting an environmentally responsible attitude to company business and reporting any environmental incidents or potential incidents to Supervision.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS/TRAINING:
• Previous Procurement Experience2+ years
• MRO Product Knowledge
• Proficient in the Use of IT systems including Excel, Crystal Reports, Dynamics GP, Management Databases.