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• Alton
• Posted 23rd Aug 2010
• 
• Posted by: Wote St Employment Bureau
• Salary: £25000 - £35000 per annum + Benefits
• Job Type: Permanent
• Address: 27 Wote Street
  Basingstoke
  RG21 7NE
  
• Contact: 01256 811818
• Reference: VAC-11245
• This job has been viewed 118 times since it was posted.

Job Description

Buyer / Senior Buyer Our Clients are designers and manufacturers of electric motors, drive systems and joysticks providing complete solutions for motion control applications.

Job title: Buyer / Senior Buyer

Reporting to: Production Manager

Salary: Based on experience and qualification

Hours: 37.5hrs per week (although flexibility is often required in order to meet customer deadlines) (8.30am – 5.15pm Mon – Thurs, 8.30am – 1pm Fri)

General responsibilities:

• €¢ Monitoring and progressing orders with suppliers to ensure that materials are received in time to meet customer deadlines

• €¢ Managing an assistant purchaser and control of the Stores Department

• €¢ Negotiating with suppliers and sourcing new suppliers in order to reduce costs and improve delivery times

• €¢ Supporting the sales department with pricing and lead time information for customer quotes

• €¢ Working with the quality department to ensure that high standards are maintained and any issues with supplier deliveries are resolved quickly

• €¢ Keeping the sales and production teams informed of any problems with materials that may impact upon customer deadlines

• €¢ Liaising with the engineering department to obtain outline drawings and technical information in order to obtain quotes and place orders with suppliers

• €¢ Liaising with the stores department to monitor stock levels and deliveries from suppliers

• €¢ Preparing for and attending weekly production meetings to report on status of shortages/deliveries and to pass on feedback to the Production Manager about any issues raised

• €¢ Use of computer system to place orders, monitor deliveries/stock levels, trace stock, analysis future requirements

• €¢ Day-to-day administration, filing and updating of spreadsheets/database as require

Candidates should:

• €¢ Have experience with mechanical and electronic components and be enthusiastic about joining a small but growing team. Qualified or part-qualified CIPS candidates preferred

• €¢ Be able to operate our software supported MRP II environment

• €¢ Have direct experience of ISO9001:2000, have a comprehensive understanding of process and process control, be competent in lean manufacturing and be able to define and monitor KPIs

• €¢ Have a confident telephone manner

• €¢ Be flexible, efficient and able to priorities workload in a busy working environment

• €¢ Be proactive in identifying sourcing opportunities Salary based on qualifications and experience. Benefits include: 23 days holiday, pension, life cover and on-site parking.