Interim Buyer

Responsibilities

• Ensure all purchasing requisitions messages are actioned on the system on time, and where requisitions are raised in arrears challenge and resolve appropriately
• RFQ and Quotation analysis to ensure best total cost of acquisition. All quotations to be loaded into IFS and maintained. Includes pricing, MOQ and lead time accuracy
• Manage the Supplier Open Order Book on a weekly basis, ensuring no dates in arrears, and IFS is kept up to date with accurate Confirmed deliveries and liaising with Planner when any issues arise that delays delivery
• Action all MRP messages including Early, Late and Remove to all suppliers on a weekly basis. Update IFS accordingly
• Escalate issues with delivery dates that don't meet MRP need with suppliers and escalate within team where necessary
• Support weekly planning review within your respective area and ensure you have appropriate information to allow planning to re-plan orders appropriately
• Work with CM to rationalise and reduce as many approved suppliers as possible (targets given per team)
• Action the quarantine list daily and clear all parts within a 3 day period
• Ensure all supplier returns are actioned within 72 hours of being put in the returns cage and target supplier return date within a 14 day period
• Initiate and maintain all Supplier Approval documentation and process approvals
• Supplier invoice queries resolutions
• Identify and manage Risks to the Supply Chain via Risk Register and mitigating actions

Experience & Skills Required:

• Operational purchasing experience and demonstrated achievements
• Excellent administrative, organisational and communication skills
• Technical understanding of drawings and specification
• Negotiation skills and experience
• Aerospace experience (preferable)
• Intermediate Excel skills (preferable)

Measures of Success

• Supplier on time delivery in Full at 98%
• Order confirmations to be returned within 7 days and IFS updated
• Supplier re approvals in time, no arrears
• All quarantine items resolved within 3 days
• Supplier returns to have return dates within 14 days