Commodity Buyer

Location Coventry
Discipline: Buyers & Purchasing
Job type: Contract
Salary: £30.00 Per Hour
Contact name: Keeley Atkinson

Contact email: Katkinson@select-engineering.net
Contact phone: 01245 403560
Job ref: 29851
Published: 5 months ago
Expiry date: 05 May 2023 23:59

OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Buyer will drive year on year cost reductions via negotiation, benchmarking and competitive sourcing. The buyer will work on both Commodity and Program related purchasing to ensure program targets are achieved via the most cost-effective suppliers.

SCOPE OF THE POSITION:

Commodity and Program Purchasing

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES: KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Drive year on year cost reductions in line with corporate targets.

Develop commodity strategy and manage it in line with market change (FX fluctuation, material price development, advances in technology, etc.)

Initiate cost savings ideas, initiate and participate in lean assessment activities in the program, initiate benchmark as well as insource / outsource analysis when applicable, work with plant logistics to optimise freight and packaging issues

Support local plants/operations in any supplier-related issues (deliveries, commercial, etc.)

Manage material economics (CPI/CPR) & Exchange Rate related issues

Develop Lear Should Cost Models with suppliers

Negotiate Long Term Agreements

Test global markets to ensure lowest cost of sourced components.

Create and issue release of RFQ/ECN for sourcing of new product and subsequent design changes

Source suppliers based on issued RFQ/ECN's to support program deliverables

 

Technical Skills

Preferred

Proficiency in English and a second European language advantageous

Strong Negotiation abilities.

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Required

2+ years in purchasing or equivalent experience.

MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

 

Qualifications

Preferred

CIPS

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Required

BSc/BA or equivalent experience

and/or technical education,

and/or engineer with university degree.

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PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

Professional and confident approach

Ability to work under pressure

Highly developed communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills

Highly developed planning and organisational skills

Flexible approach

Team player

Ability to motivate

Self motivated and proactive approach

Ability to Travel in the UK  /EU

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