Operational Buyer (Site)

TN United Kingdom; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering company seeks a Supply Chain Management professional to oversee order processing and supplier delivery performance. The role involves managing supplier relationships, ensuring operational performance, and contributing to procurement objectives. Ideal candidates will have a degree or relevant experience and be proficient in IT and Excel.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified or 2+ years experience in Supply Chain Management / Procurement roles.
• Proficient in IT, especially Excel.
• Degree in Business Administration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers.
• Manage suppliers to deliver against committed orders and identify supply risks.
• Communicate daily with internal customers and maintain supplier relationships.

Skills

Proficient in IT

Excel

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management

Degree in Business Administration

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Job Summary

Responsible for order processing of in-contract scheduling and management of supplier delivery performance in line with MPS and business requirements.

Deliver against supplier and business performance objectives focused on procured parts delivery.

Job Responsibilities

1. Responsible for ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of ~£10m spend.
2. Responsible for supplier scheduling in line with MPS and the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory.
3. Responsible for the daily maintenance of supplier promise dates to ensure that the most up-to-date and accurate information is held within the supplier schedules.
4. Contribute towards and support the Procurement Operations Manager or Site Procurement Manager to deliver the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process regarding external supply reviews.
5. Manage suppliers to ensure they can deliver against committed orders, identify supply risks, constraints, and bottlenecks, escalating as required.
6. Maintain external capacity reviews in line with MPS.
7. Responsible for ongoing supplier performance improvement.
8. Manage supplier relationships and daily interface.
9. Ensure that multi-function team reviews are taking place with key suppliers.
10. Communicate daily with internal customers and receiving areas.
11. Adhere to standard procurement processes and daily management tasks.
12. Own the supplier scorecard process to ensure supplier performance is communicated and regularly reviewed as part of multifunction team reviews.
13. Support SQE on supplier non-conformance, processing of supplier returns, and claims.
14. Ensure prompt supplier payment by resolving invoice queries.
15. Adhere to Health and Safety policies and procedures.

Job Qualifications

1. Degree qualified or 2+ years experience in Supply Chain Management / Procurement roles.
2. Proficient in IT, especially Excel.
3. Degree qualified in Business Administration is desirable.

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