Situation
CAF Rolling Stock, a global leader in the manufacture of railway vehicles and equipment, are looking for a Purchasing Technician / Activator to join their growing team at a very exciting and busy stage. Based at their state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in South Wales, this is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a dynamic team while navigating a variety of exciting projects.
In this role, you'll have the chance to engage with suppliers from across the globe, building strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. With a proactive mindset and supply chain expertise, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the timely delivery of materials, managing a range of suppliers, and ensuring production plans stay on track. This is a chance to lead projects, manage cross-departmental challenges, and leave a lasting impact on the successful delivery of Rail vehicles for the UK.
Every day will present new challenges and learning opportunities, and as part of a close-knit team, you’ll be trusted to make decisions, lead initiatives, and shape the future of the supply chain operations. Plus, seeing the vehicles you’ve helped deliver go into service, transporting passengers, is an incredibly rewarding part of the journey.
If you’re a proactive, forward-thinking supply chain professional eager to take on complex challenges and make a meaningful contribution, this is the role for you.
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of materials according to ongoing build programmes and stipulated lead times.
Leverage your ERP system experience to manage orders and track supply chain progress.
Utilise advanced Excel skills to analyse data and provide accurate reports.
Manage day-to-day expediting of materials required for direct and indirect production.
Monitor supplier performance and manage any supplier non-conformance.
Proactively identify any risks in supply chain of materials and take evasive action to ensure continuity of supply.
Opportunity:
Global Exposure: Work with suppliers across the world and contribute to a global supply chain.
Clear Career Progression: Clear paths for growth and internal development opportunities.
Exciting Projects: Each day brings new challenges and the chance to take ownership of projects.
Team Collaboration: Work alongside a supportive and collaborative team.
End-to-End Impact: Witness the direct impact of your work as you help get vehicles into service, ultimately seeing them transporting passengers.
Fully Expensed Travel: Opportunity to visit suppliers and project locations for service reviews and supplier assessments.
Experience:
Supply Chain Experience: A strong understanding of supply chain processes is essential.
ERP System Experience: Experience working with ERP systems to manage procurement activities.
Excel Proficiency: Must be highly skilled in Excel, including VLOOKUP, pivot tables, and macros for data analysis and reporting.
Strong Communication Skills: Must be confident in engaging with both internal teams and external suppliers, with the ability to influence and negotiate effectively.
Desirable: Experience in purchase ledger or procurement and knowledge of a second language will be a plus.
Working Hours:
Monday to Thursday 7am - 4pm, Friday 7am - 1pm
(Flexible start and finish times, must start by 8:30am)
Hybrid working, 2 days from home
About Ford & Stanley Group
Ford & Stanley Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness.
Ford & Stanley Group Ltd is a Disability Confident Committed employer and is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy