Buyer

Manpower UK; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Manpower UK is seeking an NPI Buyer in Cheltenham to support an aerospace programme. The role involves raising and managing purchase orders, maintaining the orderbook, chasing deliveries, and coordinating First Article Inspections with Suppliers, Quality and Engineering.

You will work under Programme Sourcing Leads to ensure parts arrive on time, to the right quality, and on contract terms. This 12-month position requires 2–4 years in purchasing or supply chain and ERP experience.

Qualifications

• Qualification in supply chain, business or related subject, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 2-4 years in purchasing, buying, materials, planning or supply chain.
• Hands-on experience raising purchase orders and managing an orderbook in an ERP system.
• Experience with FAI / first-article or other quality-approval work.

Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders for the programmes you support, with the right prices, terms and delivery dates.
• Create, change, acknowledge and close purchase orders in the ERP system against programme demand.
• Keep the orderbook accurate day to day (dates, quantities and acknowledgements) and keep the system tidy.
• Work the open orderbook daily, clearing past-due, unconfirmed and mismatched lines.
• Chase suppliers to confirm and meet their delivery dates and pull orders in or push them out as priorities change.
• Line up First Article Inspections with suppliers, Quality and Engineering, and track them through to approval.
• Flag supply risks, shortages and late deliveries to the relevant Program Sourcing Lead in time to do something about them.
• Sort out goods-receipt, quantity and price discrepancies with Finance, Materials and suppliers.
• Keep supplier and part data accurate so planning and reporting can be trusted.
• Help set up and qualify suppliers when the Program Sourcing Leads ask.
• Report on orderbook health, delivery performance and FAI status.

Skills

PO creation

Orderbook management

Delivery tracking

FAI knowledge

Education

Supply chain qualification

Tools

ERP system

Job description

Role:

NPI Buyer

Location:

Cheltenham

Duration:

12 months

Rate:

25.99/hour PAYE

About our client:

Our client is a leading aerospace engineering company specializing in jet engines, avionics, and integrated systems for both military and commercial aircraft. They operate major UK facilities, including maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) sites.

Purpose of the role

The Buyer / Fulfiller supports the NPI Program Sourcing Leads with the day-to-day work that keeps programmes on schedule: raising and managing purchase orders, keeping the orderbook accurate, chasing deliveries and getting First Article Inspection (FAI) approvals signed off. You take direction from one or more Program Sourcing Leads and make sure the right parts arrive at the right time, to the right quality, on the agreed terms.

Core Responsibilities

• Raise and manage purchase orders for the programmes you support, with the right prices, terms and delivery dates.
• Create, change, acknowledge and close purchase orders in the ERP system against programme demand.
• Keep the orderbook accurate day to day (dates, quantities and acknowledgements) and keep the system tidy.
• Work the open orderbook daily, clearing past-due, unconfirmed and mismatched lines.
• Chase suppliers to confirm and meet their delivery dates and pull orders in or push them out as priorities change.
• Line up First Article Inspections with suppliers, Quality and Engineering, and track them through to approval.
• Flag supply risks, shortages and late deliveries to the relevant Program Sourcing Lead in time to do something about them.
• Sort out goods-receipt, quantity and price discrepancies with Finance, Materials and suppliers.
• Keep supplier and part data accurate so planning and reporting can be trusted.
• Help set up and qualify suppliers when the Program Sourcing Leads ask.
• Report on orderbook health, delivery performance and FAI status.

Required Qualifications

• Qualification in supply chain, business or a related subject, or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 2-4 years in purchasing, buying, materials, planning or supply chain.
• Hands-on experience raising purchase orders and managing an orderbook in an ERP system.
• Experience with FAI / first-article or other quality-approval work.