PE Global is currently recruiting for a Facility Procurement Professional for a leading multi-national manufacturing client based in Shrewsbury.
This is an initial 12 month contract position working on site.
Pay rate is £24.05ph PAYE or £32.64ph Umbrella.
Duties of the role/Responsibilities
• Accountable for operating and monitoring the site Purchasing functions, as designed, to meet the defined response time, cost, quality and lean targets enabling optimal and efficient facility operations, collaborating with business partners and suppliers, and resolving facility specific supplier issues.
• Act as liaison with corresponding Category & Product Purchasing and Supply Chain professionals.
• Communicate and interact with all disciplines within the business including sales, finance, engineering, production, quality and supply chain to ensure understanding of the strategies, goals and targets and attain a degree of consistency and effectiveness in the sourcing activity.
• Purchase Order Management – Provide expertise in the launching and management of purchase orders for a facility in the terms of parts related to prototypes and production, ensuring contractual flow down terms are met.
• Reporting directly to the Facility Supply Manager and will be accountable for implementing the network as designed related to specific strategies from both Category & Product Supply at the Facility level to create a competitive advantage for our customers.
• Supplier Development - Identify performance gaps within the supplier base specific to the Business Unit and develop improvement plans for the identified gaps.
• Purchase Order Management – Provide expertise in the launching & management of purchase orders for a facility, ensuring correct T&C’s are implemented.
Education/Experience
• 3 years relevant experience of working within a supply chain / purchasing environment
• An undergraduate degree from a college or university, or equivalent experience.
• Confidence in creating reports, databases and presentations within MS Excel, MS Access and MS PowerPoint
• High levels of numeracy and strong data analytical skills, including the ability to analyse and make recommendations based on facts.
• Understanding engineering drawings is highly advantageous.
• Expert communicator: proficient in building collaborative and trusted partnerships to work across an internal matrix organization and external Supplier network.
• Candidate must have a clean driving licence.
• Experience of MRP systems – QAD EE preferred
• Professional certification in Purchasing and/or Inventory Management preferred, e.g. CIPS
• Demonstrated experience of working in a supply chain / purchasing function within a manufacturing environment preferred
• Knowledge of Quality, Lean manufacturing, an understanding of lean principles preferred
Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.
Please click the link below to apply.
***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in UK***
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