Engineering Procurement Specialist - Manufacturing

Entech Technical Solutions Ltd.; Desford; On-site; GBP 2,549,000 - 3,513,000; Full time

Job summary

Entech Technical Solutions Ltd. in Leicester (near M1) seeks a Buyer / Associate Procurement Specialist to manage procurement for a manufacturing facility. This is a fully office-based role, on a 12-month contract with potential extension, at a rate around £18.50–£25.50 per hour (Umbrella or PAYE).

You will act as the procurement point of contact, develop strategies, evaluate suppliers, renegotiate terms, and report on KPI performance in a driving engineering environment.

Qualifications

• Experience purchasing for manufacturing facilities, ideally engineering.
• Ability to create procurement strategies with clear cost, time and quality deliverables.
• Experience in supplier evaluation and contract negotiation.

Responsibilities

• Point of contact for the procurement team, managing dependencies across the facility.
• Delivery experience in engineering manufacturing environment is advantageous.
• Create procurement strategies with clear cost, time and quality deliverables for key stakeholders.
• Supplier nomination and robust evaluation of capacity and capability.
• Management reporting to evidence performance against targets.
• Weekly reporting on outsourcing KPIs.
• Negotiate contracts and agreeing terms and conditions as per standard procedure.
• Maintain risks and opportunities registers.
• Plan and present plan gateways as per internal procedure.

Education

CIPS qualification (preferred)

Job description

Entech Technical Solutions Ltd. in Leicester (near M1) seeks a Buyer / Associate Procurement Specialist to manage procurement for a manufacturing facility. This is a fully office-based role, on a 12-month contract with potential extension, at a rate around £18.50–£25.50 per hour (Umbrella or PAYE).

You will act as the procurement point of contact, develop strategies, evaluate suppliers, renegotiate terms, and report on KPI performance in a driving engineering environment.