Location: Brandesburton, East Yorkshire
Reports To: Procurement Manager

 

Purpose:

To buy materials and other items as required, in line with business requirements at best total cost, ensuring required dates are met and required quality and service is achieved.

 

Experience, Qualifications & Training:

• Procurement experience preferred, but not essential.
• Extremely well organised, proactive, adaptable and comfortable working in a fast-paced environment.
• Confident and effective communicator.
• Excellent numeracy skills (GCSE Maths grade 5/C).
• Strong IT skills.

 

Principle accountabilities:

• Obtain and negotiate prices, placing purchase orders in line with business requirements, making sourcing decisions based on both cost and non-cost considerations.
• Ensure materials are bought on time and at or below target cost for both factory and site.
• Challenge overspends, negotiating and minimising the impact to the business.
• Ensure key dates are met, identifying critical dates for decisions/information, influencing lead times and flagging potential issues.
• Resolve any supply issues.
• Maintain accurate procurement records.
• Track actual v estimated/target costs, providing accurate reports explaining any savings/overspends.
• Support site requests for additional materials, ensuring correct processes are followed and costs allocated correctly.
• Develop good relationships with internal customers, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Ensure invoice queries are resolved in a timely manner.