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We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced Buyer to join a world leader in innovation and delivery of innovative high-technology equipment and solutions to the global food and non-food processing industries.
Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for buying a variety of commodities, and developing & managing a portfolio of UK and international suppliers
Your duties will include:
* Develop partnerships and seek new suppliers as appropriate to achieve cost savings and performance improvements.
* Negotiate with agreed supplier's optimum purchasing terms of quality, price and delivery. Monitor and communicate supplier performance
* Purchase materials required for production, in line with MRP& KANBAN recommendations and commercial agreements, by means of purchase orders and supplier schedules.
* Source new suppliers as required, sending out drawings for quotes and assessing capabilities.
* Liaise with suppliers in response to engineering changes, for example, issuing new drawings, managing quotations and assessing supplier capabilities in order to support smooth new product introduction.
* Co-ordinate materials quality and availability issues to minimise disruption to production, and communicate status to all parties at all times.
* Maintain system parameters to ensure MRP integrity and accurate purchasing data.
* Some amount of travel is expected.
You should have a good procurement experience in a manufacturing engineering environment
Ideally, you should also have a demonstrable experience of working in lean supply chain environment.
You should be experienced in MRP driven manufacturing and purchasing systems and MS office
Engineering and/or CIPS qualifications would be an advantage, however not essential
Experience of KANBAN and Just-in time purchasing practices would be an advantage, however not essential
Salary: GBP30-32K + Excellent benefits (Pension, Health, 25 days holidays and flexible working hours)
To apply to this position, or to find out about any other Buyer positions within Kadtech Recruitment, please forward your CV to Max Kadim at max@kadtech.co.uk or call Max on 020 3188 4050

Email: max@kadtech.co.uk
Phone: 020 3188 4050
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