Buyer / Expeditor - 6 month FTC

Armstrong Fluid Technology; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Buyer/Expeditor to support its purchasing team in Manchester. This role involves ensuring timely delivery of goods and services, negotiating with suppliers, and maintaining accurate data within the ERP system. The ideal candidate will have a background in Purchasing or Supply Chain, with experience in an industrial setting. This position offers the opportunity to work collaboratively across various departments and drive continuous improvement initiatives. Join a forward-thinking company and make a significant impact on procurement strategies and supplier performance.

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in Purchasing or Supply Chain in an industrial environment.
• Experience with MRP or ERP systems is essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely delivery of goods by managing supplier relationships.
• Negotiate competitive prices and maintain accurate system data.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Supply Chain knowledge

Creative problem-solving

Conflict management

Team-oriented skills

Communication skills

Education

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain membership

Tools

Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) system

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system

Job description

The Buyer / Expeditor provides support to the purchasing team ensuring the timely delivery of goods and services.

This position is located in Manchester.

In addition to annual initiatives, the key accountabilities of this position are:

Buying

· Analyse Material Requirement Planning and issues purchase orders to domestic and international suppliers

· Progress and check order acknowledgements

· Maintain accurate system data for suppliers, lead time, pricing, batch sizes and cost process fields for new items

· Build and develop collaborative relationships with suppliers

· Participate in monthly Key Performance Indicator verification of supplier results and achievements

· Support the procurement Manager in line with the company’s annual purchasing cost reduction strategy.

· Maintain a risk assessment of key suppliers based on supplier quality and delivery performance, supply category and capacity to meet future demand.

· Negotiate competitive with existing and new potential suppliers to obtain competitive prices, lead times and service levels.

· Ensure Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system is amended for any variation against standard costs.

Expediate

· Proactively expedite the timely delivery of goods and services to meet business requirements

· Liaise with production planning to provide updates on critical shortages and mitigate any potential delays to meeting customer deadlines.

· Consolidate shipments where possible to reduce both transportation and transactional costs.

· Active involvement in cross-functional teams through interaction with Quality, Production, Goods In, Finance, Engineering and Sales.

· Identify any areas of concern and opportunities for continuous improvement, using 5S and lean principles.

Role Requirements

o 2 years of Purchasing or Supply Chain experience within an engineering, manufacturing and distribution operations in an industrial environment

o Experience working with a Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) system or an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.

o Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (MCIPS/ CIPS) or working towards this qualification is desirable.

o Creative problem-solving skills, conflict management within different organizations (centralized and matrix organizational structures)

o Strong, team-oriented skills with presence and a bias for action.

o Self-directed with ability to work autonomously and collaboratively and a focus on results.

o Ability to communicate in an open and authentic manner in all situations