Buyer

Buyer

Posted 5 days ago by Morson Talent

Negotiable
Inside
Hybrid
Rowstock, Oxfordshire, UK

Summary: The Buyer role at a respected Aerospace & Defence organization in Harwell, Oxfordshire, involves managing the procurement process by creating and overseeing Purchase Orders. The position requires the successful candidate to ensure timely deliveries, resolve invoicing errors, and maintain accurate records. This role is initially for 7 months and offers a hybrid working arrangement. The Buyer will also support procurement strategy and supplier performance management.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Transform purchase requisitions into purchase orders within defined time frames.
  • Monitor timely deliveries, expedite late deliveries, and resolve invoicing errors.
  • Analyze purchase requests and local business needs to contribute to global category strategies.
  • Manage local RFP and negotiations with suppliers within the DoA threshold.
  • Deliver monthly operational supplier performance KPIs and coordinate with Supplier Performance Manager.
  • Ensure compliance with procurement processes and manage disputes/invoicing issues.
  • Update data in the ERP system daily.

Key Skills:

  • Experience in procurement and supply chain management.
  • Proficiency in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
  • Strong analytical and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to manage supplier performance and resolve issues effectively.
  • Knowledge of procurement regulations and compliance.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Salary (Rate): £27.00 Hourly

City: Harwell

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: inside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: Other

Detailed Description From Employer:

Morson is delighted to be working in partnership with a well respected Aerospace & Defence organisation based in Harwell, Oxfordshire to recruit a Buyer. The role is for an initial 7 month duration and is paying an hourly rate of £20-£25 PAYE per hour + holiday pay. There would be hybrid working arrangement on offer with a split between time spent on site in Harwell and working from home. Please find the job description below:

The Buyer is the first point of contact between my client and its suppliers in the operational procurement flow. The successful candidate will be responsible and authorized to create, issue, manage and eventually close Purchase Orders. This will be done by transforming purchase requisitions into purchase orders within time frames defined by service levels agreements. The successful candidate bases the activity on company acquisition plans by using Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and other procurement information systems as well as Contracts, Terms and Conditions. The successful candidate has end to end responsibility and ownership of each purchase order they place, including monitoring the timely deliveries of the products and services they order, expediting late deliveries, resolving invoicing errors and maintaining accurate data and records in company systems.

Mission and Responsibilities
Support Procurement Strategy :
o Analyse Purchase Request (In/Out of policy supplier status, Frame Agreement or price list availability, need date)
o Analyse local business needs and challenges demand as related to his/her product perimeter and Contribute to global category strategies for short, medium, long term.
o Seek for Communalization, Synergy between several Purchase Requisitions
o Check adequacy with Category Buyer strategy
o Register the Purchase Order and Contract in line with Manage acquisition process in case of Category Buyers are out of the country.

Contribute to Competitiveness :
o Manage local RFP and negotiations within the DoA threshold with suppliers as per T&C (Standard Terms & Conditions).

o Ensure Financial Procurement Performances & proper Cash Management
o Ensure Procurement Performances are properly declared at the creation of the Purchase Order
o Check the compliance of the Milestone Payment Plan and Payment terms with Golden Rules

Support Supplier Performance :
o Deliver monthly operational supplier performance KPIs in a recurrent collaborative approach with suppliers
o Coordinate with Supplier Performance Manager (SPM) to manage workload risk/report site needs/performance/critical situations

o During the execution of the Purchase Order ensure the respect of the order delivery date and any negotiate changes economic and/or programmatic.
o Be aware to anticipate any issue of the supplier reacting fast and proactively
o Contribute and attend to the supplier performance assessment led by Supplier Operations

Manage Acquisition process:
o Ensure application of Procurement process
o Ensure Product code defined in PO is consistent with Procurement Segmentation (Product Tree)
o Apply the logistic conditions (Incoterms/delivery address) signed with supplier
o Negotiate, release PO in the ERP and send to suppliers
o Follow PO acknowledgment in accordance to contract (quantity/price/lead time) and record in the ERP.
o Ensure that the agreed ST&C of Purchase include all statutory and internal rules and regulations in particular on Export Control and Health, Safety & Environment, REACH.
o Manage dispute/invoicing issues.
o Treat Non-conformance communication with the suppliers.
o Ensure day by day update data in the ERP

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