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SalaryPosition Title: Technical Buyer
Duration: Contract
Location: Solihull
The Role
- Our Client is looking for a Buyer with experience of working as part of a Procurement team within the automotive industry.
- You will be an enthusiastic and capable individual whose internal relationships will be as important as those with your suppliers.
- You will need to demonstrate the ability to work with some of the critical and fundamental technical components of the motorcycles whilst challenging them on Quality, Lead times and Cost.
- Our Client is looking for a self-starter with the ability to think on their feet.
Nice to Have Criteria:Duties/Responsibilities
- Purchase of goods, materials and services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments, communicating any supply problems which may impact on a project/s
- Prepare and raise orders and order schedules.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications, ensuring that a professional and consistent approach is taken up
- Working closely with the Engineering Department to ensure the nomination of the correct supplier to support new project work on key technical components
- Negotiate contracts, improving prices and terms with suppliers whilst maintaining quality standards and expected delivery lead times.
- Work closely with team members to review opportunities for continuous improvement within the purchasing function.
- Access and contribute to the evaluation of current and/or prospective suppliers in relation to performance (quality, cost, delivery on time)
Personal Specification
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Previous Procurement experience
- High level of attention to detail and well organised
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise workload
- A highly flexible individual who can adjust to a very agile environment
- Proactive, methodical, practical and persistent
- Able to work well under pressure
- Works well within a team
- Microsoft Office suite proficient
- Must have the Right To Work in the UK
