Assistant Buyer

SF Recruitment are working with a leading distribution business in Halesowen to recruit an assistant buyer. A fantastic opportunity to grow your procurement career within a global market leader. Excellent development & progression opportunities within a supportive, flexible working environment.

Main Purpose of Position :

Entry level Procurement position with view to being sponsored on CIPS qualification later if the successful candidate shows the necessary durability in the role.

To work as part of a small team, responsible for securing the supply of parts, in a timely and cost-efficient manner, to satisfy both Customer Service and specified Inventory Levels. Providing the main interface between the business and the Supply Base, developing and building strong inter-working relationships and process improvements. To establish a culture of continuous improvement as part of a global team, whose objective is to maintain the business as one of the market leaders in MRO Supply Chain Management.

Key Responsibilities and Duties :

• Establish professional rapport with the Supply Base as well as Internal and External customers.
• Be responsible for day-to-day management of all supplier accounts assigned to you and establish regular and standardised reporting mechanisms and procedures, internally and externally with the supply base or customer as required.
• Assume total responsibility for the maintenance and updating of all supply chain data and data integrity on all IT systems for all accounts, suppliers or projects assigned to you.
• Identify alternative sources of supply to alleviate short-term tactical supply issues and manage supply of these parts encompassing technical and quality requirements as necessary.
• Operate an efficient process for the administration and sourcing of customer ad-hoc requirements at the best commercial terms.
• Obtain and update delivery promise information to provide accurate delivery data to the customer at all times.
• Contribute towards both team and individual operational objectives and resultant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Create and distribute Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across your allocated supply base.
• Introduce cost-saving or process improvement solutions that show demonstrable benefits to established KPI's such as cost, quality and delivery adherence.

Requirements :

J-18808-Ljbffr