About NiftyliftFounded in 1985 by Roger Bowden, Niftylift has grown to be one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms, with over 500 employees in the UK and USA.Our CultureOur culture is one of openness, participation, accountability, flexibility and teamwork. We believe people to be our prime asset and highly value and rely on employee involvement to achieve our goals. We operate as a single-status organisation and all employees are treated fairly and equally, whatever their role within the organisation.Staff BenefitsOur staff welfare program includes benefits such as staff healthcare, staff discounts, subsidised food, death in service, a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, a dedicated on-site staff induction and training centre as well as regular staff events. e.g. company luncheons, family open days and Christmas parties.DescriptionNiftylift Limited is a private UK company, which was founded in 1985, and has achieved sustained sales growth year on year to become one of the worldleading designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms. With over 75% of our products exported, we have a vast sales and dealer export network across 40 countries worldwide, supported by 400 employees in the UK, based across three centres of excellence manufacturing sites.Responsible to: Head of Purchasing and Supply Chain \/ (Senior) Commodity ManagerInternal liaison with: All employees, but predominantly the Purchasing and Supply Chain department, Design and Engineering, Production management, Niftylift Fabrications facility, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineers.External liaison with the Company supplier base, via regular visits, face to face meeting, e-mail & phone.Main Tasks:Undertaking a relevant project or multiple projects for the duration of the secondmentPrepare, manage, and communicate project plans and schedules, and maintain comprehensive project documentationAnalyse data to evaluate potential issues and risks before they occur, including parts shortages, supplier stability and bill of material costsSupporting the team in developing and maintaining a competitive and reliable supply baseParticipate in the creation and management of cross functional commodity sourcing strategies which are designed to deliver a robust and sustainable supply baseCapacity and lead time analysis to ensure the current and future build requirements are achieved and protected by the supply baseSupport with identifying of Purchasing and Supply risks in association with growth projections and all new model sourcingSupporting cost down initiatives across the company through product benchmarking, early supplier engagement, design to cost and best cost country initiativesAssisting in the delivery of key performance objectives including material cost reductions (direct and indirect) in current projectsAssisting in the selection and nomination of suppliers through the review of capability, cost, quality and sustainability measuresSupply base management, relationship building and issue resolutionProvide support to Design \/ Engineering \/ Manufacturing and QA departments to investigate and successfully implement new components, innovations and technologies identified the supply base researchContinuous seeking of measurable performance improvement opportunitiesRepresenting the Purchasing department in cross functional meetings, including Stakeholder reviews, ensuring compliance to the purchasing processes and recommending improvements to processesSupport the Supply Chain team to ensure component availability meets all programme requirements, including the monitoring of schedulesUtilising MS Office systems and tools to an intermediate levelQualifications & experienceStudying towards a degree in Procurement and Supply chain managementA general knowledge of Engineering, Manufacturing processA good level of PC literacyCharacteristicsEnthusiastic, motivated individual who can operate at the highest level within a dynamic environment, with a willingness to take on challengesConfident and professional manner when dealing with internal and external customers and stakeholdersMulti-tasking experience and flexibility to address immediate priorities and still manage deadlines with longer-term projects and strategic initiativesTask performance driven and keen to progress, with a passion to succeedInnovative mindset, with the ability to generate new ideas and translate them into tangible resultsSelf-motivated and task-orientatedFlexible and adaptable, analytical and logicalAttention to detail and having a high degree of accuracy but at the same time being able to see the bigger picturestrong individual capable of working at pace using their initiative whilst being an excellent team playerBenefitsAnnual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average per annum25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidaysStaff discountsCycle to Work SchemeReferral SchemeDiscounted gym membershipsFree on-site parkingSubsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options).Free quarterly company lunchesFree family eventsHealth cover scheme for dental, optical etc. (Kids membership included for free)5% contributory pensionLife insurance schemeWorkwear (including safety shoes and PPE)On-site changing rooms and showersSalaryCompetitiveClosing date31st January 2025Please note that the advert can close early if we reach a substantial number of applicationsHow to applySend a CV and cover letter to hrniftylift.com