Procurement Executive

Salary: £34,800 – £37,200 per year

This newly created role of Procurement Executive is to support the Purchasing Manager in the timely delivery of the materials and components, the direct and indirect purchasing needs that are ordered through the MRP system.

You will bring your buying experience together with excellent communication skills to build great supplier relationships, deal with internal requests to ensure stock for production is available on time, in this busy multi-functional role for a growing engineering manufacturing business.

As the Procurement Executive you will:

• Process inventory purchasing requirements driven by the MRP system, MS Dynamics NAV which you will accurately update, and ensure deliveries are chased to arrive on time
• Monitor and expedite all deliveries for direct and indirect orders, taking action as appropriate
• Work with the stores management team to ensure accurate booking in, reporting quality issues or wrong deliveries
• Liaise closely and resolve issues with suppliers regarding outstanding orders, keeping internal stakeholders in the loop
• Assist the Procurement Manager with ensuring accurate inventory levels for regularly used materials and components
• Develop and monitor an efficient system for managing open purchase orders
• Be office based with perhaps occasional supplier visits

Procurement Executive skills, experience, and qualities:

• CIPS Diploma qualified (or equivalent) with experience in a supply chain purchasing role, its concepts and applications
• Strong understanding of a manufacturing organisation, able to work closely with multi-faceted departments and people including Finance, Planning, Production, Stores, Administration to Directors.
• Strong skills using MRP / ERP systems effectively, and if you have used MS Dynamics NAV that would be an advantage but is not essential
• A high level of computer skills including MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint & Outlook
• Excellent analytical skills, a creative problem solver, able to work independently in a busy team so self managing with the ability to make decisions
• Accurate, methodical, has foresight, coordination and negotiation skills with a strong team ethos working to look at what you can achieve rather than accept the status quo.
• Outstanding communication skills are hugely important in this role, you will thrive in a dynamic, changing environment where customer service is key.

The company, culture and opportunity:

Your energy, enthusiasm, organisation skills and inquisitive personality, will give you a terrific opportunity for personal development and career growth in a lively, supportive team environment.

Investment and exciting growth plans for this independent UK site of a $1 billion global organisation means new products, projects and expansion into new market sectors will offer ambitious people great opportunities in the future. As their new Procurement Executive, you can excel and grow with them too as their staff are valued, and the MD makes it a fun place to be.

Actively interviewing and ready to hire immediately, please upload your CV using the link provided or contact Deborah 

Salary and benefits: £29 – 31,000, 25 + 8 hols, Life Assurance, Pension contribution, parking, social events, great team environment.

You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this role.

Key words: Buying | purchasing | procurement | CIPS | Engineering | Manufacturing | MRP | ERP | Negotiation

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