Junior Buyer - 12 month FTC maternity cover

Acron Aviation; Crawley; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a confident Junior Buyer for a 12-month maternity cover role. This exciting position involves managing Purchase Orders and Supplier deliveries, ensuring timely communication with internal teams across various departments. You will play a vital role in supporting larger projects and transitions, while striving to improve Supplier performance. Join a dynamic team that values customer-first principles and fosters a collaborative work environment. If you are ready to take ownership and make an impact in the aviation sector, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme up to 7% employer contribution

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Flexible health care options

Employee assistance program

Subsidised staff restaurant

Staff car park with EV charging

Qualifications

• Understanding key Supply Chain strategies for timely Purchase Orders.
• Managing Supplier communications and delivery status.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for RFQ creation and Supplier correspondence.
• Attend meetings to report on Supplier performance.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

ERP Systems (SAP)

Project Coordination

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

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Job Title: Junior Buyer- 12 month maternity cover

Job Location: UK – Crawley - West Sussex

About This Opportunity

Acron Aviation Training Systems play a key role on delivering the Acron Aviation Solutions mantra of ‘Creating Safer Skies’. From our computer-based solutions all the way to our state-of-the-art Full Flight Simulators (FFS), improving the training experiencing and creating safer skies is at the heart of everything we do. Our Fixed Training Devices (FTD) and FFS feature aircraft-specific flight decks, offering the form, fit, feel, and function of the actual aircraft.

We are looking for a confident Junior Buyer who understands the key Supply Chain strategies and can manage the timely placing of Purchase Orders and Supplier deliveries accordingly, to meet business requirements.

This role will also be instrumental in supporting our internal customers in the Commercial teams, Engineering, Planning, Production, Programme Management, Finance, Customer Service etc., through communication of Supplier’s delivery status.

In addition, they will serve larger projects and transitions on behalf of the organization inclusive of Suppliers in the US, Europe and Asia.

Our Benefits Include

• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Subsidised staff restaurant
• Staff car park incl. electric vehicle charging stations
  
  

Day to day responsibilities will include:

• Working with the company’s ERP System (SAP), this role is responsible for RFQ creation & submittals, PREQ to PO conversions, Supplier correspondence regarding status inquiries, expediting & general project coordination.
• Managing a dedicated Supplier list and being responsible for PREQ to PO conversion, taking ownership for Open Purchase Orders and overdue POs, ‘Place and chase’ orders where appropriate and be able to prioritize work-load on a daily basis.
• You will be expected to attend / host daily, weekly & monthly meetings to support information flows to our internal customers. This includes reporting on accurate and up to date Supplier status and performance on individual line items & top line summaries.
• As the main interface between Acron Aviation and the Supplier, you will take ownership and continually strive to improve Supplier performance through internal feedback and, a close working relationship with Suppliers and play a leading role in the resolution of Supplier performance/delivery concerns.
• Our Buyers responsibilities also include supporting cost reduction activities, revenue planning, data management, identifying engineering solutions for alternative parts, forecasting & bids support, & reporting.
• Although this role is autonomous, you will also work closely with the team of Buyers, Category Managers and Purchasing Manager.
  
  

Our Values are an integral part of who we are. We seek candidates who share our values:

• Customer First
• Own It
• Move Fast
• Speak Candidly
  
  

Please note: All candidates who wish to be considered for this vacancy must have the right to work in the UK.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Aviation and Aerospace Component Manufacturing

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