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AMETEK; Slough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK Inc. in the United Kingdom is seeking a procurement administrator to support the commercial procurement process.

The role focuses on raising accurate purchase orders, ensuring on-time delivery, and maintaining ERP data while building relationships with OEM and preferential suppliers. The successful candidate will manage requests for quotation, negotiations, and supplier communications to secure favorable terms and lead-time commitments, supporting the workshop and production schedules.

Qualifications

• Procurement process experience
• ERP system familiarity
• Strong organization and prioritization skills

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
• Assist in all aspects of procurement within the commercial function
• Negotiate improved terms and conditions with suppliers and identify new opportunities
• Build strong relationships with key OEM and preferential suppliers to secure service and favorable price/lead-time commitments

Job description

• 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 AvionicsMain

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 AvionicsMain

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 serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.

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 35 countries, that are grounded by our core values: Ethics and Integrity, Respect for the Individual, Inclusion, Teamwork, and Social Responsibility. AMETEK is a component of the S&P 500. Visit https://www.ametek.com/careers for more information.