Buyer

Tricel; Weston-super-Mare; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-run business with over 50 years of market experience as a Buyer. You will be pivotal in managing supplier relationships, developing purchasing strategies, and ensuring compliance with quality standards. At Tricel, we value your professional growth with competitive salary, generous leave, and various employee benefits, fostering a culture of collaboration and sustainability.

Benefits

30 days holiday (including 8 bank holidays)

5% Employer Pension Contribution

Christmas Shutdown

Excellent development and growth opportunities

Health and Wellbeing initiatives

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Recognition Scheme - Quarterly Awards

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years experience in a buyer role.
• Strong project and people management skills.
• Ability to work in a pressurised environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop purchasing strategy and manage supplier relationships.
• Conduct ongoing evaluation of the supply chain.
• Establish and drive continuous improvement projects.

Skills

People Management Skills

Project Management Skills

Excellent Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Knowledge of Excel

Understanding of Lean Manufacturing

Education

Post graduation diploma or certificate in Supply Chain principles

Tools

ERP experience

Job description

Brief Description

As a Buyer you have the responsibility for managing and evaluating the supply chain, reporting into Head of Purchasing.

Duties And Responsibilities

• To develop a full understanding of the relationship between the 4 divisions of the Tricel Group: Water, Construction, Environmental and Distribution to maximise buying efficiency.
• To understand, implement and develop the purchasing strategy in Tricel.
• Source, select and approve new suppliers of raw materials, products, transport, and services that will enhance the performance of Tricel. Approvals to be conducted in compliance with accredited quality, legal, health and safety standards. Establish commercial agreements between company and suppliers.
• Ongoing review, evaluation and monitoring of the existing supply chain, suppliers, parts, products, and services to ensure continuous high performance and compliance to standards.
• Establish and drive lean and continuous improvement projects with suppliers and service providers to ensure reduction in costs and stabilization of the supply chain.
• Secure target cost down through effective negotiation, benchmarking, and cost improvement ideas.
• Reduce inventory levels, lead-times, review lot sizes and delivery frequencies from Local, European, and Worldwide suppliers.
• Regularly monitor and review ABC classification and product classification of inventory.
• Regularly monitor and cleanse the data on Tricel’s ERP system to ensure the data is accurate and up to date.
• Address quality issues and promptly resolve problems that arise with external and internal suppliers.
• Support introduction of new products (NPI) - liaise closely with Engineering, Quality, and production to launch new projects/products as per agreed milestones.
• Support warehouse activities – focus on space saving, smart deliveries (on time, correct paperwork, easy to handle, safety).
• Support Finance function – invoice payment/reports.
• Establish and maintain purchasing reports and KPI’s.
• Report performance results to Senior Management for review, ensuring purchasing KPI’s are achieved.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Senior Management team.
  
  

Candidate Profile

• Experience within a buyer role for a minimum of 5 years.
• People Management Skills.
• Project Management Skills.
• Excellent Communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of excel.
• Good knowledge of the specific raw materials – volumes, destination, purpose.
• Good knowledge of the specific end products.
• Some knowledge of the specific production processes: batching, postponement etc.
• Ability to work in pressurised environment.
• Ability to react fast to changing circumstances.
• ERP experience.
• Good understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles.
• Previous experience of working to meet quality standards and legal compliance requirements.
• Knowledge of the principles of modern supply chains (Post graduation diploma or cert).
  
  

What do we offer?

At Tricel, we care about you and your progression. As well as a competitive salary and benefits package, we offer:

• 30 days holiday (including 8 days bank holidays)
• 5% Employer Pension Contribution
• Christmas Shutdown
• Excellent development and growth opportunities
• A supportive and collaborative culture
• A fun and dynamic work environment
• Team oriented atmosphere
• Good work/ life balance
• Opportunity to work across countries and cultures
• Employee Assistance Programme to provide wellbeing support
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Mental Health First Aiders on site
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Company Events
• Employee Recognition Scheme - Quarterly Awards
  
  

About Tricel

Tricel, a family-run business, was founded in 1973 by Anne Stack and Con Stack. The company began by producing products from glass-reinforced plastics (GRP). It expanded its exports and established manufacturing facilities throughout the UK and Europe by implementing a comprehensive growth strategy in the 1990s and 2000s. The Stack family leads Tricel, which provides market-leading solutions in over 50 countries. Among the markets served by the company are storage tanks, pumps, sewage treatment tanks, construction products, and lubricant distribution. With its headquarters in Killarney, the Tricel Group consists of 15 companies across Europe, including seven manufacturing facilities. The company employs more than 600 people at these locations. The company has grown domestically and internationally by manufacturing locally, exporting, partnering with local distributors, and acquiring companies that enhance its product capabilities and geographical reach. In the next five years, the company’s roadmap for growth will continue to be based on three main pillars: Customer Excellence, Innovation & Sustainability.

Tricel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

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