For over 140 years, our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries. With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology (“Celeros FT”) continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission-critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.
JOB OPPORTUNITY: Buyer
The Buyer will assist in the development and manage the execution of global strategies to purchase bought-in finished and raw materials for multiple. The role will deliver quality components that meet standards on time to operations and manage and maximize efficiencies in suppliers and Celeros Flow Technology global vendor purchase power plan. To ensure all commodities purchased are within target pricing and savings are maximized. The Buyer will be responsible for source, selection, negotiation, and purchase of all commodities for the Closure market. They will be required to manage their supply chains in support of internal/external Customer requirements and support appropriate metrics and reporting as required by the business. They will be required to assist in managing and carrying out vendor analysis and provide recommendations for source selection in support of bid and proposal activities, procurement, and as needed to support the business.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (But Not Limited to)
1. Full account management of key strategic subcontractors including operational purchasing and performance improvement, contract governance and relationship management across all functions.
2. Assist in the source of new vendors, resolves conflicts concerning materials or services at the department and vendor levels; keeps in constant contact with appropriate personnel to ensure satisfactory operations; coordinates returns and/or repairs of products; monitors changes, modifications, and technological advances that affect the purchasing of goods and services. Actions all Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) and Engineering Change Notification (ECN) within Supply Chain
3. Reviews, evaluates, and monitors department purchase requisitions for proper authorisation, specifications, and legal compliance; takes responsibility for procuring appropriate items or services; creates and reviews purchase orders; research and resolves receiving and accounts payable issues; inputs, edits, and retrieves purchasing data; disburses and maintains files related to purchase orders and purchasing. Ensures delivery of all components within lead time and budget, in line with the required delivery date by operations and for revenue and cash billing milestones.
4. Provide detailed analysis against these criteria, comparing vendor’s costs and other attributes.
5. Continuous Improvement of On-Time Delivery and quality performance of key Project subcontractors also work closely with the management team to set policy on vendors and the method of selection
6. Assist in the development and management of procurement strategies, benchmarking of key commodities and undertakes supply chain research to ensure Clyde Union purchasing power is maximised and all commodities are purchased within budget and material savings are maximised
7. Assist in the implementation of operational and strategic procurement, process improvements and introduction of best practice procurement and supply chain management techniques
8. Support Bid and Proposal activities as required
9. Good relationships with suppliers to deliver on time quality products to key projects and to ensure projects are within budget and savings are realised. Slippage in on-time delivery leads to lateness in project objectives, milestones and cash billings
10. Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly time frame depending on the cycles of the product and reports required by the programme.
11. Negotiate and liaise with key suppliers to optimise cost, schedule of quality products/components for manufacture of packages.
12. Ensure information supplied from Engineering and Quality are clean to purchase components as required. Assist in the tendering process with BU’s for early lead items. Supply clean information to Operations to enable accurate detail planning. To liaise with Production Control, Planning, Expediting and other internal stakeholders to ensure all components are delivered on time to meet production schedules and revenue and cash milestones
13. SHE is ensuring H&S of self and others. Product safety in ensuring all components, products and parts meet business standards as required i.e. Lloyds, ASME etc
DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE
Procurement Plan including major milestones, KPI’s etc
* Purchase orders raised against plan
* Components, products, kit or services delivered against planned activity
* Compliance to all SC policies and procedures
* SAP reports for Scorecard are up to date and improvement action plans in place for RAG
* Three monthly PDP plan and all objectives met in timely manner
* Customer/Supplier Complaints logged, and actions ragged
* Knowledge of machine shops, machine capacity scheduling and capacity planning
* Familiarity with weld overlays, forgings and machined components
Knowledge:
Of closures or High-End manufacturing subcontract assembly procurement. Supply Chain best practice and network of suppliers’ strategies. Contractual law.
Experience with the procurement of a variety commodities including, which may include raw materials, electronics, connectors, power suppliers, cable assemblies, sheet metalwork, machining and castings.
Experience of tender bids, contracts, management of sub-contracts, SC standards and process
Qualifications:
CIPS qualified, or HNC, Degree level in business, mechanical / electrical engineering.
Celeros Flow Technology is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Applicants must have current authorization to work in the country in which the position is located to be considered.
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