Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a market leading Aerospace organisation to recruit a Buyer for an initial 6 Month contract. There is a rate of £18-£20 PAYE per hour Holiday Pay on offer for the successful candidate. The role would be based out of my clients state of the art operations in Cwmbran Please find the job spec. below: Job Summary Responsible for issuing Request for Proposals/Quotations (RFP/Q) to strategic suppliers within the Target Purchasing Strategy (TPS) using available engineering data for key events such as PDR, CDR, Test and initial shipsets. Identify and implement cost saving opportunities within the Supply Chain to meet programme budgets. Creation and management of supplier Long Term Agreements (LTA). Raising of Purchase Orders (PO) against MRP demand for initial programme events such as CDR, Test, Shipset 1. Scope of Responsibilities • This role is within the Commodity team which forms part of the wider Strategic Purchasing team based in Cwmbran of which there are thirty plus team members. • Contribution towards the annual direct purchasing spend for SGB programmes of ~£160M with a savings challenge. • Travel both within the United Kingdom and internationally is required to carry out activities such as supplier Annual Performance Reviews (APR) and project specific meetings/workshops. • Leadership of multi Business Unit cross functional RFPs. Key Responsibilities and Duties • To issue and monitor RFP/Qs to strategic suppliers using available engineering data. • Review and selection of suppliers based on proposals/quotations received. • Setup supplier data within the business ERP system. • Using MRP data to raise necessary POs and work with a predetermined number of suppliers to ensure that materials ordered are delivered on time in full, and to the correct quality standards. • To develop partnerships and relationships with suppliers. • To manage purchasing projects such as industrialisation of new products that include but are not limited to composite, metallic and electrical components. • To actively engage within the appropriate Target Purchasing Strategy. • Ensure OTIF from supply base meets the MRP requirements. • Ensure all KPIs are reported and updated in accordance with requirements. • To ensure Program/Business Sectors are supported and managed to effectively satisfy all requirements. • To ensure that the service provided by suppliers meets required levels. • To ensure communication to Suppliers is of a consistently high standard to support communication throughout the business. • To provide Management Metrics to allow for accurate and easy monitoring of progress. • To organise the placement of purchase orders to fulfil the MRP requirements on both individual and team accounts. • To resolve discrepancy and invoice queries in line with own and team KPI. • To manage open rework orders within the supply chain, ensuring that they are completed in a timely manner with own and team KPI. • Monitor and reduce the Open Order Book arrears with own and team KPI. • To create and manage supplier Long Term Agreements. Simply hit the Apply Now button for immediate consideration.