Buyer / Mrp Controller - 12 Month Ftc

What's special about us?
Safran Helicopter Engines are the world's leading manufacturer of rotorcraft turbines and the only one dedicated exclusively to this market. Our UK facility is the European Maintenance Centre Hub for the SHE Group, performing level 1 to level 3 maintenance and repairs on complex helicopter engine components.
Our experienced teams partner with our broad, global customer base, providing both technical expertise and broader support in both the fixed wing and rotary wing markets.
What will I be doing?
The procurer / buyer / MRP controller responsibilities include:
- Creating and maintaining purchase orders for both purchased parts or services and sub-contracting activities in accordance with production requirements to meet our customers' expectations (internal & external)
- Coordinating and communicating with internal departments is crucial in maintaining delivery expectations and managing partner relationships.
- The role is to provide support and services to support the business needs ensuring product availability and maintain master data including source lists, PIR/contract agreements, LOT sizes, lead-times and on-time delivery.
- Purchasing of Raw Materials ranging from Aluminum to a variety of Aerospace grade steels and castings/forgings from a designated supply chain.
- Provide regular forecast to our suppliers maintaining relationships to ensure purchase orders, deliveries and stocks are aligned with business requirements
- Ensure that products and services meet the requirements of customers, quality standards and airworthiness authorities.
- Work in accordance with HSE legislation, the Company Operating Systems, policies and procedures.
- Demonstrate the Company Values & Behaviours.
- Continuously identify opportunities to improve processes and working practice and take responsibility for implementing these.
- Responsible for maintaining SAP master data, part number and vendor master data as MRP controller for designated part numbers & commodities
- Own and manage the Buy Report to ensure orders are placed on time, within lead-time and in line with commodity strategies
- Actively manage the MRP exception message report as part of daily activities ensuring delivery requirements are adhered to
- Analyse each suppliers On Time delivery and Quality performance and work with suppliers and other functions as necessary to drive improvement in supplier performance
- Compile suppliers scorecards on a monthly bases and distribute to each key supplier where applicable in alignment with the (strategic buyer)purchaser
- Work with the Quality department and adhere to the supplier approval process when approving new suppliers
- Prioritise tasks and objectives set by Manager or team-leader on a daily basis as appropriate
- Participate in monthly/quarterly business reviews with the management team
- Review range of different materials and sizes
Why us?
Operating worldwide, Safran Helicopter Engines employ 5,900 people and have more than 2,500 customers in 155 countries, and 22,000 engines in service.
Located in Fareham on the South Coast of the UK, we've been a leader in the aerospace market for over 80 years, with a reputation for putting our customers first. Supporting both the civil and military markets, our UK facility is the European Maintenance Centre Hub for the Safran Helicopter Engines Group.
As a valued member of our team, these are just a few of the benefits you'll receive:
* 25 days holiday a year (plus bank holidays)
o Additional day for every 10 years' service
* Flexitime - where you can accrue up to your contractual hours
o Option to leave from 12:30 on Friday (role dependant)
* Hybrid working - on site 3 days per week from home 2 days (role dependant)
* On site restaurant with daily £1.50 subsidy for lunch
* Costa coffee on site
* Generous 7% pension contribution (after 3 months)
* Health cash back scheme (after probation)
* Purchase of company shares (after 3 months)
* Annual bonus of up to 3%
* Company sick pay
* Our dedicated Benefits Portal with a range of lifestyle benefits, including life assurance, cycle to work, retail discounts, access to healthcare & wellbeing services)
* Ample free parking
* Green scheme
o Accrue points for traveling to work by bike, walking, public transport or car share
o Once a quarter receive Amazon vouchers for the points (40 points = £10)

What do you need from me?
- English and Maths GCSE's grade A-C
- Ideally CIPS
- Engineering qualification is desirable
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- SAP knowledge and experience (MUST)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
- Ability to multi-task and prioritise work load
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to read engineering drawings, interpretation of material standards and specifications to establish material grades, condition, tensile strengths hardness and sizes taking into consideration manufacturing processes.
- Appreciation of heat-treatments, tensile strength, nitriding processes
- Creation of forecasts and communication with the supply chain to ensure short , medium and long term requirements are considered
What's my next step?
Please apply via the website and if you have what we are looking for, a member of our talent acquisition team will be in touch.
Diversity and Inclusion
We want Safran Helicopter Engines UK to be a workplace where everyone feels valued, can be themselves and know they can reach their full potential.
We embrace and celebrate our differences through various initiatives and support colleagues through a number of staff networks.
We're committed to building a strong, diverse workforce and making Safran Helicopter Engines UK an inclusive place to work.