Buyer – Team Leader

Salary: £14.7 per hour

Buyer – Team Leader

Pulborough

Salary£DOE

MAIN OBJECTIVES

A self-motivated team leader who can analyse and identify areas of improvement in order to optimise the performance of the buyers to meet the supply deliverables to a dynamic Manufacturing facility. To act as the Supply Chain first point-of-contact for the Manufacturing team and represent Supply Chain team interests in interactions with Operations & Engineering teams. 

Duties include but are not limited to supporting activities relative to supplier communication, and order management, making and executing decisions to ensure uninterrupted product / material flow.

Close liaison and active contribution with Planning, Sales, Engineering and Manufacturing disciplines (team approach). The job is also highly focussed on change management, accountable for the management and execution of all supplier ECN/concession related activities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain supply relationships with vendors employing supply chain management techniques to ensure the timely and cost-effective supply of goods and services.
• Supervision of all buyer activities, ensuring workload is well balanced and that the team continues to be effective. Continuously evaluate and improve buying processes to reduce waste and increase productivity.
• Direct responsibility for the placing of discrete (MRP) purchase orders and the processing of supplier order acknowledgments, updating of blanket purchase orders (BPO) and triggering Kanban pulls (e-KB) for printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) in conjunction with the Commodity Manager. 
• Ensure completion of daily MRP output with due consideration given to maximising delivery schedule, keep the system updated with accurate pricing and lead time data.
• Analyse and evaluate quotations submitted in response to RFQ requests to ensure that quality, capability, and costs are satisfactory to meet targets.
• Manage and maintain material master, info record, source list accuracy and other supply chain related fields in G2.
• Assertively seek and recommend cost savings possibilities based upon new sources introduced by commodity managers, substitutions/alternatives, improved systems, or new items.
• Contribute to stock optimisation tasks as part of stock reduction effort.
• Assist Supply Chain Team to ensure departmental objectives/KPI’s are achieved. 
• Responsibility for adhering to the Company’s ISO 9001 Quality, ISO14001 Environmental and Health and Safety management systems and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives.

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• Computer literate and good understanding of manufacturing systems (MRP, ERP, MPS) highly proficient in the use of the Microsoft office suite of products, especially Excel to extract ERP data in order to provide detailed reports/analysis.
• A proven track record in the buying of printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA) and a good understanding of the PCBA manufacturing process is a distinct advantage due to the complexity involved in that critical commodity.

• Modern supply methods including Kanban proficient
• Diploma in purchasing and supply desirable but not essential
• Proven ability to develop strategic supplier relationships, solve problems creatively, and apply critical thinking skills
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Ability to collaborate & influence across departmental lines
• Strong understanding and commitment to environmental issues and skilled in supply chain greening.