Sub Con Buyer

Purpose of the role:

Responsible for raising of purchase orders including: planning delivery schedules, keying purchase orders and monitoring open order reports

Key duties:

• Ensure optimal delivery of supplier materials.
• Working closely with other teams within the supply chain.
• Ensuring that internal targets and deadlines are met.
• Attend production meetings.
• Managing purchase order backlog, ensuring order dates and notations are updated.
• Load purchase orders onto system for consignment stock and calibration requirements.
• Run monthly OTD & OOR reports.
• Assist Purchasing Supervisor AND Quality Department with GRRN s and ensure purchase notations are updated.
• Providing cover for other roles within the purchasing/planning team.
• Visit suppliers as required

Experience/knowledge

• Highly motivated, team player with good organization skills who is able to work under pressure.
• Ideally have experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Experience of planning tools i.e. ERP/MRP and vendor management, other related business management systems, Microsoft Office, Excel.
• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem solving abilities.
• A proactive approach to changing workload demands in an operational environment.
• Drive for continuous development and process improvement.

Full time, permanent role based in Stroud

GBP28,000 - GBP29,000 per annum plus a range of excellent benefits