Job Description
Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Essex-based client to recruit for a Senior Engineering Buyer to lead procurement activities for their assigned division, procuring cutting-edge technologies used in manufacturing.
A global company, this role sits within a dynamic team who collaborate to overcome technical and commercial challenges in pursuit of delivering world class products. You will ensure that procurement is efficient, cost effective and meets the needs of the business and its customers.
As a Senior Engineering Buyer, you'll be:
* Delivering direct procurement activities in collaboration with various teams.
* Utilising subcontracts, supply contracts, quantity contracts and purchase orders to align supplier deliverables.
* Controlling and delivering the sourcing strategy for a selected group of technical materials/commodities.
* Ensuring engineering best practice techniques are used to ensure that components are designed to optimise their manufacturing ease throughout the entire Supply Chain
* Establishing collaborative relationships that deliver an effective and efficient service to internal/external customers and suppliers.
* Managing supplier performance and quality using appropriate KPI’s and development plans.
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