Salary: GBP45000 - GBP50000 per annum
Exciting opportunity for an experienced Purchasing Engineer to join a well-established and innovative manufacturing business in Thame!
Job Purpose
To Manage and Coordinate Purchase Functions at Site level in coordination with Global Procurement Guidelines and Objectives
* Develop and implement key procurement strategies, contingency plans and ensure that plans are aligned with business requirements.
* Develop long-term partnerships with suppliers. Monitor supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms.
* Supplier relationship management to ensure mutually beneficial and stable business relationships are maintained.
Job Context
* This role supports UK-based operations while working closely with international teams and global subsidiaries.
* Based in Thame, the position may require occasional travel to supplier sites across the UK and internationally.
* Responsible for achieving agreed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) set by management.
* Operates as an integral member of the operational team, contributing to day-to-day procurement activities.
* Undertakes additional duties as required to maintain and enhance procurement processes and supplier relationship management.
* Provides support to cross-functional projects beyond procurement, including continuous improvement initiatives, sustainability programmes, and new product introduction.
* This is primarily an office-based role (Monday to Thursday), with home working available on Fridays.
Job Dimensions
* Outsourcing and Component Development for parts and new products introduced.
* Statutory Documentation
* Master data maintenance in D365 related to Procurement function
* Compliance with GPP
* Non-Inventory (Indirect) procurement support
Key Accountabilities
These will include:
* Interfacing with cross functional departments for ascertaining procurement plans. Ensuring maximum cost savings. Co-ordination with Design, R&D, QA and Suppliers. Closely work with Global Purchase Team for Alternate Sourcing, support and participation towards all actions to ensure diversified supplier base
* New parts /Vendor development to help with new product introduction
* Negotiation and price finalization with suppliers for best possible prices and terms. Performing cost and scenario analysis, and benchmarking
* Drive & Implement Cost Reduction Projects/Monitor the progress and reporting it to business. Management Reporting on KPIs, Commodity Movement, Operations Reports, Purchase Volume and Corresponding Savings, BOS.
* Monitoring KPIs, performance of team members to ensure efficiency in operations and meeting of individual & group targets. Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters the development opportunities and motivates the high performance amongst the team members.
* Lead and Ensure Implementation of GPP and Compliance
* Monitor and control on D365 records that includes vendor registrations, VTA, Standard costs, Price Approvals as per DOA, Non-Inventory PO approvals and routine PR- PO management
* Monitoring, Review and Control of Non-Inventory Purchase/AMCs and related procurements, Price Negotiations, Contracting and Approvals as per GPP
* Review/Monitor - ECN Management
* Review/Monitor - Price Variances
* Monitoring COPQ
* Scrap Rates Negotiations and Controls
* Regular Review and Control on Tooling Records, Approvals for Tool Agreement, Ensuring the Tool Payment and Tool Asset register
* Annual budgeting exercise by providing cost details and inputs on trends of material cost for the forthcoming year
Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience
* Degree in Engineering, Professional Certification in Procurement and Supply chain or equivalent
* Understanding of the principles of Materials management
* Working Knowledge of MRP set ups
* Numeracy skills to interpret statistics and make commercial decisions
* Experience in a manufacturing environment
Advance Computer skills - specifically in Microsoft Office & AX Dynamics D365
* High level of communication skills, people management.
* Strong leadership skills with an ability to drive team's performance.
* Planning and Organizational skills
* Proactive and positive (Can do) approach, innovative and customer focused.
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