Buyer - Immediate Start
BuyerKinetic Recruitment are looking to recruit a Buyer with immediate starts to work for a leading company based in Hawarden. As the Buyer, you will be responsible for ensuring goods and services critical to TMSUK business objectives are supplied in a timely manner.
Responsibilities:
1. Ensure adherence to all company policies and prevailing business regulations
2. Develop sourcing strategies for all categories of spend
3. Ensure best practice procurement
4. Work closely with the Planning Department to ensure channels of supply are at the lowest total cost, not just the lowest purchase price
5. Review the supply base and, in conjunction with the Supply Chain Manager, formulate appropriate Supply Chain strategies
6. Manage the supply base and ensure this is aligned with TMS's business strategy
Main Duties:
1. Manage the day-to-day Purchasing team operations, in agreement with the Supply Chain Manager
2. Manipulate Dynamics 365 to maintain optimal availability of product for TMSUK needs
3. Advise the Procurement Assistants on the best use of D365
4. Maintain all relevant cost, lead time, and other Supply Chain information on Dynamics 365
5. Achieve the lowest cost of acquisition across multiple suppliers, categories of spend, and location
6. Improve Vendor Payment terms in line with ongoing business requirements
7. Establish Contracts of Supply and Pricing Agreements where applicable for significant suppliers
8. Identify opportunities for supplier improvements, negotiate changes in agreement with the Supply Chain Manager
9. Source and evaluate new/alternative suppliers as part of our continuous improvement philosophy
10. Establish and maintain good working relationships with the Planning Department
11. Identify training and development needs for the procurement team
12. Ensure value-added collaboration between departments, sites, and business areas within TMS
13. Deputize for the Supply Chain Manager by attending company meetings, as required
14. Ensure that processes are carried out to ISO9001 standards
Working hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm.
Salary: £30,000 to £34,000 dependant on experience. Great opportunity to work for a very reputable and established company! If you feel that you have what we need then please do call Carole on 01244 821737 or email your up-to-date CV to:
Carole.watkin@kinetic-industrial.co.uk
Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing, and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities. Kinetic Recruitment Services Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency as defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973
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