Buyer

Purchasing and Materials Section

Buyer Required - A permanent vacancy has arisen within our clients Purchasing Department for the above position based in Falkirk

Pay rate - 35k plus 15% salary bonus

Company details - Established in 1984, Our client is a leading turnkey engineering services business. that provides end-to-end solutions in design engineering, fabrication, construction, industrial services, and asset integrity.

The Buyer will be responsible for all commercial aspects of their allocated Suppliers , This involves:

·Management of keys suppliers for various commodities

·Driving cost reduction on supplier spends through negotiation

·Supplier management through ratings system

·Driving supplier reviews, audits and agreements

·Support all commercial aspects within Purchasing environment including New Product Introductions

·Ensuring supply chain process fit for all purpose

·NPI Responsibilities

·End of month reporting

·Work with material controller & support if its required

You will be supplier focused with excellent communication and presentation skills, good reporting and negotiating skills and be able to work as part of a team. In addition, you will have commercial judgment, contract management skills. Excel knowledge is essential and MRP skills advantages. In addition knowledge of import of materials and parts would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will ideally have experience of working in a Purchasing environment, and have good working knowledge of Microsoft packages in particular excel & word.

You should preferably also be HNC qualified or working towards it.

Please apply direct with your cv attached