Job Title:  Technical Buyer (Solartron)

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing and Supply

Routine management and main point of contact of suppliers (internal or external) including:-

1. Responsible for relaying technical information from Engineering Requirements and Internal Supply Chain to the external supply base.

2. Maintaining adequate order cover, ensuring that materials are ordered and delivered in a timely manner using a variety of purchasing techniques such as blanket or scheduled orders, call off and discrete PO to ensure all production requirements are met and within inventory budget. Buyer will ensure that annual blanket orders are negotiated favourably and put in place.

3. Where necessary, travel to suppliers to carry out regular meetings on cost, quality and delivery. Communicate with Operations Manager and Purchasing team on all actions.

4. Progressing orders and resolving supply problems, seeking assistance of Operations Manager and / or wider team where necessary and notifying the Planners if there is any possible impact to production.

5. Keep supplier informed of any specification change from EDCR, concessions etc.

6. Routinely carry out Benchmarking exercises to test and confirm purchases being made are achieving market price (or better) and leading to price negotiation and/or supplier transition.

7   a) Prepare supporting information for cost negotiation with suppliers, including usage information, competitive quotations and comparisons, engineering data/drawings, annual spend with supplier        etc.     

b) Provide relevant monthly reporting for Commodity spends audits/meetings with suppliers.

c) Ensure potential suppliers have necessary capabilities to provide conforming quality product to Solartron.

8.    Working with internal stakeholders such as Quality, Operations Manager and Supplier to actively improve the vendor performance.

9.    Participate in supplier negotiation for commodities managed by the Buyer.

10.  Where necessary manage supplier change/transition while ensuring continuity of supply is maintained.

Materials/Support 

1.   To assist and advise production on materials related issues including aspects of material control, engineering change, and parts availability.

2.   To ensure materials are supplied on time to schedule, to meet production requirements and within the agreed budget for inventory levels.

3.    Keep all relevant MRP System (Navision) records / information up to date, including:

• Closing old orders
• Item master MRP / planning codes
• Issue control on existing orders.

4.    Actively contribute to all Materials & Purchasing initiatives, including inventory reduction, inventory accuracy improvement and identification of cost saving opportunities.

5.   To carry out any other duties as designated by the Operations Manager.

You will be expected to carry out other duties as required that are commensurate with your position in the company and your skill level.