We have an immediate opportunity with multinational Aviation client for a Commercial Buyer to join their team on initial 6 month contract with opportunity to extend.
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS:
- Sourcing & ordering of all non-aircraft related materials & services for the Company.
o Consumable materials i.e. cleaning materials, abrasives etc.
o Tooling & capital equipment purchases.
o Workwear & personal protective equipment (PPE)
o Stationery, office furniture, printing & IT supplies
o Packaging supplies.
o Maintenance, repair & operational (MRO) equipment
o Departmental service contracts & agreements.
- Ensure accurate placement of all purchase orders with external Vendors.
- Responsible for the processing of all purchase requisitions & the administration of same through the internal commercial approval system.
- Responsible for the pricing, supply & controlling the usage of vendor managed inventory (VMI) through consignment stocks held on site.
- Negotiation of fixed price agreements on material discounts and rebates.
- Ensuring all deliveries of commercial type material are matched to relevant purchase order, received on the ERP system & all relevant paperwork checked & filed.
- Monitoring of vendor performance & appraisal of new vendors as required.
- Dealing with Freight Forwarders to expedite urgent orders where necessary.
- Working with the Finance Department to resolve invoice queries, material returns & credit notes & also ensuring all orders are priced & coded correctly by cost centre for month end.
- To be aware of material changes in the market place with regards to obsolescence, health risks, manufacturer shortages & legislative changes.
- Must be innovative with regards to product substitutions & alternatives & be continuously working on cost reductions for the company on commercial type materials & services.
- To be aware of H & S regulations with regards to the safe transportation, storage & use of materials or products that may be of a hazardous nature.
- Must always adhere to company policies & procedures & be aware of the relevant sections of the Company’s process documentation.
- Development of a close working relationship with internal customers with regards to departmental budgets, approval of purchase requisitions & capital expenditure requests.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
- Qualification in Purchasing or Materials Management (desirable).
- Be commercially aware at all times.
- Must be comfortable dealing with & meeting external suppliers.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Confidentiality dealing with commercially sensitive information.
- Experience of working with MS office products i.e. Word, Excel & Power-point
- Experience of working in a Lean / 5S environment.
- Experience of having worked with an ERP system.
eFlexes is an equal opportunities employer
