Description
Sourcing Buyer Specialist - Purchasing required for a leading global defence company based in Cheltenham. The Fulfilment Specialist is responsible for the management of supplier performance to ensure suppliers support the business needs. Part of the Sourcing organisation, the Fulfilment Specialist will work with the commodity and program sourcing teams to ensure robust supply chains are established to support business needs.
Supplier Management
- Using established Quality & Delivery metrics conduct regular supplier performance reviews, producing documented action plans to drive performance improvement;
- Manage complex and strategic supplier relationships.
- Communicate supplier health to the business and implement improvement programmes to drive schedule adherence, pulling in support from other areas of the business.
- Support supplier business reviews
Order Book Management
- Maintain "timely" release of schedule amendments, shipping notices, and other required documents. maintain good Order Book management
- Manage incoming material to support inventory targets
- Ensure reject material is returned to suppliers in a timely fashion for rework, replacement or credit using Repair and/or debit Orders process.
- Effectively use Purchase Queries, Non Conformance, Corrective Actions and Production Permits to maintain material availability.
- Support Change Note management, modification, and introduction of parts
- Assure orderly administration and retention of records including compliance to ITC requirements
- Place micro-purchase orders against existing, pricing agreements or approved stockists as required to support urgent shop production.
Status reporting
- Ensure supplier delivery commitments are understood and communicated to the business;
- Where unable to get the required commitment from suppliers, ensure the issues are escalated in a timely manner;
- Where required, act as Focal for a manufacturing cell and support production meetings to provide status on material supply issues.
Other Duties
- Track obsolescence and alert the business to any issues in a timely manner to allow Last Time Buy if required.
- Cross train to provide cover and flexibility for contingency
- Supports and implements new business initiatives with suppliers
- Engage with commodity and Buy teams in the selection and evaluation of suppliers
Required Skills:
- Previous Procurement/Purchasing/Buyer experience
- Knowledge of aerospace product quality assurance requirements and aftermarket support
- Strong administration skills
- Candidates require a basic disclosure check to be completed
- Candidates must have the ability to be SC cleared
- Willingness to travel to suppliers up to 20% is required