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Ametek, Inc.; Langley; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK, Inc. in Langley (UK) seeks a proactive procurement professional to provide commercial administration and support for the procurement process.

You will raise accurate orders, ensure on-time delivery, and maintain supplier relationships to achieve favorable prices and lead times. The role requires coordinating RFQs, negotiating terms, managing the ERP system, and maintaining stock levels to support workshop operations and break-down units.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement and supplier management.
• Ability to raise and track Purchase Orders accurately.
• Comfort working under pressure and meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services and ensure on-time delivery.
• Conduct RFQs, negotiations and sourcing activities; upload pricing to ERP.

Skills

Procurement

Negotiation

Sourcing

ERP systems

Inventory management

Supplier liaison

Cost reduction

Tools

ERP system

Job description

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Business Unit: Maintenance & Repair Europe

Job Description

Scope of Role

To provide high quality and responsive commercial administration/support for the procurement process.

Ensure orders are raised accurately and on time to ensure all goods and services are supplied in accordance

with specified technical, quality and delivery requirements.

Be able to prioritise your workload and cope under a pressurised environment

Build strong relationships with key OEM and preferential suppliers to encourage excellent service and favourable price and lead-time commitments, beneficial to Muirhead Avionics Main

Duties/Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services. Ensure orders are raised accurately and on time to ensure all goods and services are supplied in accordance with customer and company requirements
• Conduct requests for quotation, evaluation, negotiations and sourcing activities. Ensure pricing information and supporting paperwork are loaded into ERP system.

• Raise Purchase Orders and maintain the ERP system with the current status and expected delivery dates
• Action company daily reports covering, as a minimum, Parts awaiting Price & Delivery (Status 110), Parts awaiting ordering (Status 160), parts ordered awaiting delivery (Status 170)
• Assist in all aspects of procurement within the commercial function
• Carry out Supplier liaison and expedite quotes and deliveries.
• Utilise relevant supplier portals, price lists and databases.

• Maintain inventory and sufficient stock levels to actively support the workshop facility to meet on time delivery targets and Work Order turnaround time targets. Ensure re-order points are actioned.
• Assist Product Team Leaders to manage breakdown spares / breakdown units and play a leading role in the increased use of break down units for utilising used serviceable material.
• Assist with test equipment procurement, as required.
• Perform regular reviews and follow ups on all key elements of purchasing with special reference to on time delivery, overdue orders, open orders, order acknowledgements, reorder points and delivery forecasts and maintain the ERP system with the current status and expected delivery dates.
• Negotiate improved terms and conditions for the business throughout the supplier base, and identify new supplier opportunities.
• Build strong relationships with key OEM and preferential suppliers to encourage excellent service and favourable price and lead-time commitments, beneficial to Muirhead Avionics.
• Drive annual cost down and minimise supplier cost increases
• Ensure compliance with government laws and regulations and company policies and processes.
• Provide procurement support for new repair capability, and when necessary, participate in make /buy process.
• Assist the engineering team with the costing of spares for engineering projects.
• Ensure full life-cycle strategy and support.

Compensation

Currency: GBP

Salary Minimum: Market

Salary Maximum: Market

Incentive: Market

Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.

AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions servinga diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5billion.

AMETEK is committed to making a safer, sustainable, and more productive world a reality. We use differentiated technology solutions to solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We employ 22,000 colleagues, in 35countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual,Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEKisa component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.