Purchasing Officer

Purchasing Officer

Burnley

Monday-Friday

8am-4:45pm (12:30pm Finish Friday)

�30,000-�33,000

My Client who is a leading manufacturer within their field is seeking an experienced Purchasing Officer to join their team due to continued growth.

Benefits:

* Private Healthcare
* Life Assurance
* Pension Scheme

Purchasing Officer Requirements:

* Ideally CIPS qualified;
* Experience in a purchasing role working within an engineering/manufacturing background

* Experience of MRP planning and scheduling system;
* Excellent communication skills with the ability to negotiate, influence and engage others;
* Strong IT skills including using MS packages including Word, Excel;
* Full driving license;

Purchasing Officer Duties:

* Working with supply base to ensure efficient and cost-effective supply of products, materials, and services ensuring all agreed terms including quality, budget, and delivery lead times are achieved;
* Managing current supply base to develop relationships and carrying out occasional site visits with key suppliers;
* Reducing expenditure by negotiating with suppliers;
* Developing and implementing cost saving & process improvement initiatives;
* Management of all associated purchasing administration to underpin cost
* Timely reporting and expediting of delivery status;
* Closely liaise with stores department to ensure the provision of all raw materials and production consumables are in place to meet business requirements;
* Raising of purchase/subcontract orders and ensuring purchase system records are accurate and maintained;
* Resolve discrepancies on orders, invoices and specifications as they arise, liaising with finance &suppliers as necessary;
* Responsible for collating the monthly key performance indicators for the purchasing department

Keywords:

Purchasing Officer, Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Officer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Assistant

Please contact Clare Butler at Winsearch UK for further information.

Clare Butler - clare.butler@winsearch.uk

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