The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in ensuring the smooth procurement of materials and equipment for our team of engineers to build world renowned packaging automation machines.
Behavioural Competencies
* Building Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with suppliers, contractors, and internal stakeholders.
* Commercial Acumen: Demonstrate a strong understanding of commercial principles, including cost negotiation, budgeting, and value analysis.
* Organization and Planning: Prioritise workloads effectively with a changing environment, manage time efficiently, and meet deadlines consistently.
* Problem-Solving: Identify and solve procurement challenges independently, whilst seeking guidance when necessary.
Technical Competencies
* Collecting and analysing data to help predict trends and forecast sales figures.
* Identifying quality standards and ensuring that all products meet those standards.
* Negotiating with suppliers to agree prices, quantities, delivery schedules and exclusivity deals.
* Working with the inventory management team to ensure that all deliveries satisfy the assigned purchase orders and report any back-ordered or missing products.
* Delivering reports on sales data, marketing activity and other metrics to the senior management team and other stakeholders.
* Prepare and issue purchase orders following company policy.
* Track and monitor purchase orders to...