Role: Buyer
Type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: £35,500
Location: Derby

2fawcett are working in partnership with a leading Infrastructure business in Derby to recruit a Project Buyer. The Project Buyer will be responsible for the placement of orders in accordance to schedules and requisitions to ensure on-time fulfilment of business needs. This is to include supplier evaluation and negotiation of tenders.

Key Responsibilities

• Engagement with suppliers to ensure all are fully qualified/approved and to ensure they have signed a MNDA.
• Supplier selection giving consideration to Cost, Quality, Performance and Compliance
• Management of deliverables for Bills of Materials, Material requests and Material budgets
• Negotiation with suppliers and contractors on best price, mode of shipping and delivery lead-times.
• Identify any potential supplier capacity constraints.
• Order Parts in order to maintain inventory levels / MRP
• Evaluate and develop the performance of the suppliers with supplier visits, face to face meetings, pro-active expediting and regular communications
• Review of overdue PO’s
• Where suppliers are under performing or have supplied defective goods, raise NCR’s
• Work together with other functions such as QHSE, Engineering, Projects, to ensure key stakeholders are informed and satisfied with Purchasing’s deliverables.
• Check invoices for accuracy, and authorise where necessary the Accounts Payable department to issue payment

About you

• You should have a minimum of 3 years experience within a Purchasing or Supply Chain role
• You should be able to demonstrate experience of working with MRP systems to record and analyse performance and monitor stock levels.
• Be able to make decisions, meet targets and work under pressure.
• Have a business-like approach and use tact and diplomacy when negotiating.
• Be able to absorb and assess information quickly.
• Have the numerical skills to interpret statistics and make commercial decisions.
• Be a good negotiator and enjoy dealing with people, whether by phone or in person.

For more information on this role, please contact Arran Butler today.