Aerospace Buyer

Role: Aerospace Buyer
Location: Wolverhampton
Duration: 6 Months
Pay rate: £21.6 – £27.6p/h

Job Description Summary:
Procurement of materials and components required to support MRO, Low Volume OE assembly lines and direct third party sales on time in full.
Incumbent’s responsibilities will generally focus on the following:
* Own the purchasing work package for a given number of commodities
* Implement business sourcing strategies as directed by the Supply Chain Manager
* Manage supplier relationships to achieve key project milestones.
* Work with suppliers and facilitate improvement in Quality, Cost and Delivery (QCD) performance by driving the implementation of supplier generated improvement plans.
* Purchase Order, Purchase Order Schedule and Purchase Price Variance management
* Compile and issue Requests For Quotation (RFQ) using supplier selection process
* Facilitate stakeholder reviews and action outcomes.
* Work with Operations, Engineering, and Quality to ensure that new requirements and amendments are quickly identified and that supply solutions are in place to meet project timescales.
* MRP management, setting up and controlling the MRP in line with program and business requirements
* Work proactively to mitigate or minimise supply chain risks.
* Escalation management
* Investigate alternate sources of supply and bench mark current supply chain.
* Technical support / focal for procurement team as required
* Experience and confident in using SAP

Basic Qualifications:
* Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work with other support functions.
* Strong organisation, planning, and tactical execution abilities.
* Excellent written and verbal communication ability.
* Understanding of business processes with a high degree of commercial acumen.
* Action focused, driven to deliver concrete and sustainable results.
* Candidates must be able to demonstrate a track record of delivering KPI improvement in an aerospace environment, working either independently or as part of a multifunctional team
* Technical background
* Procurement experience in Aerospace / Automotive or Electrical industries
* Experience of utilising lean CI techniques and ACE operating system

All Employees Shall:
* Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
* Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards
* Attend scheduled EH&S training program
* Actively support the organisation’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans
* Recommend improved EH&S practices

From time to time the successful candidate may be required by the Company to perform other tasks, which are not included in the above description, but are within the capabilities of the individual and where necessary training will be given.

Roevin is an equal opportunities employer.