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Operational buyer (site)

Bristol (City of Bristol)
GKN Aerospace
Buyer
Posted: 4 September
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Overview

Responsible for order processing of in-contract scheduling and management of supplier delivery performance in line with MPS and business requirements. Deliver against supplier and business performance objectives focused on procured parts delivery.


Responsibilities

* Responsible for ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of £10m spend
* Responsible for supplier scheduling in line with MPS and the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory
* Responsible for the daily maintenance of supplier promise dates to ensure that the most up-to-date and accurate information is held within the supplier schedules
* Contribute towards and support the Procurement Operations Manager or Site Procurement Manager to deliver the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process in regards to external supply reviews
* Management of suppliers to ensure that they can deliver against committed orders, identification of supply risk, constraints and bottleneck, escalating as required
* Maintain external capacity reviews in line with MPS
* Responsible for on-going supplier performance improvement
* Responsible for the supplier relationship and daily interface
* Responsible for ensuring multi-function team reviews are taking place with key suppliers
* Daily communication with internal customers and receiving areas
* Responsible for the adherence to standard procurement processes and daily regimen/management tasks
* Ownership of the supplier scorecard process to ensure that supplier performance is communicated to all levels of the supplier and is regularly reviewed as part of multifunction team reviews
* Support SQE on supplier non-conformance and processing of supplier returns and claims
* Ensure prompt supplier payment by clearing any invoice queries
* Ensure adherence to the Health and Safety policies and procedure.


Qualifications

* Seniority level: Entry level
* Employment type: Full-time
* Job function: Purchasing and Supply Chain
* Industries: Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing
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