Buyer, Procurement

Middlesex Group; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Middlesex Group in Basingstoke is seeking a Buyer for their Procurement department. The role involves purchasing goods and services to meet specific targets and supporting a highly skilled team in an expanding aerospace manufacturing company.

Successful candidates should have strong negotiation skills and experience in a purchasing team, with CIPS qualification preferred. The position offers opportunities to improve purchasing techniques and contribute to business savings through effective supplier management.

Qualifications

• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or studying towards CIPS qualification.
• Previous experience in a purchasing role within manufacturing.
• Knowledge of negotiation and cost breakdown.

Responsibilities

• Purchase goods and services to meet targets.
• Support purchasing function and communicate supply problems.
• Monitor market trends and provide cost analysis.

Skills

Communication skills

Negotiation skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

CIPS qualification or studying towards it

Experience in a purchasing team

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

Middlesex Group Limited currently has an opening for Buyer to join the Procurement department.

This is an exciting opening to join an expanding aerospace manufacturing company. Middlesex Group Limited, operate in a commercially driven environment, with particular emphasis on supplier development and effective negotiation. You will be working with a highly skilled and motivated team that is keen on developing best practice purchasing techniques and supply chain philosophies.

Role:

• Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
• Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on business operations
• Act as an interface between suppliers and other relevant departments on purchasing processes and new projects and activities
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Provide analysis on costs, new and existing and review cost reduction activities
• Prepare reports and updates as and when required
• Work closely with others in the procurement function and review
  opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements
• Adhere to any health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors
• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Prepare and raise purchase orders and order schedules
• Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications
• Ensure that a professional and consistent approach is taken in relation to all supplier relationships
• Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures and OJEU guidance during supplier negotiations and contracts award process.
• Conduct research for new components and suppliers
• Compile data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure contract compliance
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues

Self-Management

• Comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
• Assertive, resilient and welcomes change
• Engages interest and participation of others and has a collaborative approach to working together
• Proactively contributes to the team
• Actively committed to teams’ development
• Is self-aware and optimistic
• Shows moral courage, openness and honesty in all dealings

Skills and Attributes

• Able to build and maintain effective and productive relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers
• Good communication, negotiation, interpersonal and influencing skills
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong demonstrated problem-solving abilities
• Able to manage time effectively, prioritise tasks and achieve set targets
• Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how
  failure impacts the production, manufacture and customer order fulfilment
• Able to work well under pressure and handle emergency and stressful situations
• Keen attention to detail and accuracy
• Familiarity with an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system would be beneficial

Qualifications and Experience Levels

• Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification or studying towards CIPS qualification would be beneficial
• Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within a manufacturing environment
• Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding and cost breakdown
• Experience of working closely with suppliers
• Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements
• An understanding of automotive processes and components would be advantageous
• Computer literate, with advanced Excel skills/abilities