Ref: PTR13/626
Location: Northampton
Description: Project Buyer required for a range of procurement activities from strategic input to low level parts ordering.
Salary: Negotiable dependant upon experience (c£27k to £30k plus benefits)
Our client is recognized as one of the UK’s market leaders in the area of automated materials handling solutions, and as a result of an ongoing program of strategic growth and development, they are now looking to recruit an enthusiastic, dynamic and highly self motivated Project Buyer to work within the highly successful Projects division.
Tasked with the purchase of project related goods, materials and subcontract services in accordance with procurement and quality systems and procedures, the successful candidate will issue enquiries, negotiate prices and terms and place Orders / Order Amendments for Project related Goods / Materials and Sub-Contract Services, and carry out full critical analysis of Quotations received against specific Enquiries.
You will attend and chair Supplier meetings where necessary and expedite Goods / Material Orders through to final delivery and report status information to the Site Manager and Project manager as necessary. Additionally you will record deliveries via issue of a Goods Received Note (GRN) on the ERP System and co-ordinate the consolidation of Goods and Material deliveries for Projects outside the UK (in conjunction with the Site Installation Manager).
Other duties will include your authorising invoice payments and resolving any associated invoice queries and updating the Project Procurement Plans with Order details (Order numbers, prices, delivery dates etc). You will investigate and resolve supply related problems, such as late deliveries, shortages, damaged Goods and Materials, warranty issues etc and assist in the development of a competitive Approved Supplier List, including the issue and assessment of Supplier Accreditation Documentation.
Additionally you will establish and maintain new projects order filing system and assist with any other general procurement related exercises as may be requested by the Projects Purchasing Manager, providing support, advice and guidance on Purchasing Procedures and / or processes, as necessary whilst maintaining close working relationships with other key functions within the business including the Estimating, Sales, Design and Project teams and Site Installation Managers and Suppliers.
To be considered for this varied and challenging position you will demonstrate exceptional communication and organisational skills and the ability to work effectively both autonomously or as part of a team. You will be commercially astute and able to demonstrate previous proven success within a similarly dynamic procurement environment, realistically qualified to at least HNC or above in business studies or similar and capable of adapting between high level strategic input and low level parts ordering and expediting.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic negotiator with good analytical and procurement skills to develop their career within a stable and progressive industry-renowned environment. Contact Premier Technical Recruitment on 01827 68400 or email your cv in the strictest confidence to
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