Sub Contract Buyer

About Us: LB Bentley

Part of Severn Group, LB Bentley, a specialist business known for its history of innovation, has for decades been established as a manufacturer of bespoke engineered products capable of deployment in the most extreme environments. LB Bentley's design and manufacture of specialist small bore subsea valves, used for chemical injection applications on XMT s and manifolds in subsea systems, have field proven success by pioneering metal-to-metal sealing technology and are known for their reliability and compact design. With its medium & high-pressure filter and desiccant dryer units LB Bentley also delivers a high level of customised engineering combined with highly skilled small batch manufacture eliminating the risk of obsolescence, providing long in-life service.

Purpose of Role:

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

Key Accountabilities:

• 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.

Expertise:

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.