Senior Buyer

Royton Permanent £45,000 - £50,000 per year
  • Salary up to £50,000
  • Private Health Insurance

About Our Client

The client is a leader in world class automated payment solutions. They offer a range of devices for bill and coin validation, cash recycling and dispensing systems, IT applications for our enterprise-level connected products and services,

Job Description

  • To manage the daily production schedule based on customer orders, availability of materials, and manufacturing capacity
  • Co-ordinate discussions between areas of the business to solve issues impacting the production schedule.
  • Ensure SAP accuracy of production schedule dates, Stock Transport Order (STO) dates and externally procured material delivery dates impacting Product Availability to allow Accurate Available to Promise (ATP) dates and Accurate Product Availability information to various areas of the business
  • Update product availability dates in system so that this information is available to customer through SAP; ensuring concise communication to customer service representatives
  • Liaise with customer service representatives to understand existing and future demands and manage forecasting via the SIOP process
  • Escalate any critical supply issues to Material Strategic Sourcing Specialists, particularly when there is risk which could prevent the organisation meeting customer demands
  • Work with Strategic Sourcing Specialist to report accurately Supplier On-Time Delivery and improve performance

The Successful Applicant

  • Knowledge and experience of using SAP or similar ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems
  • Good IT systems knowledge and skills including Excel and the ability to learn new software packages
  • Knowledge of production/manufacturing processes and lead times
  • Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
  • Good communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
  • Numeracy, statistical and reporting skills with the ability to analyse, interpret and manage information, data and trends

What's on Offer

  • Salary up to £50,000
  • Defined career growth plans with opportunities to go outside of your "comfort zone"
  • Private Health Insurance
  • Company Pension Scheme
Contact
Declan Tuite
Quote job ref
JN-092023-6196483
Phone number
+441132437745

Job summary

Job function
Procurement & Supply Chain
Subsector
Direct Procurement
Sector
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Royton
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Declan Tuite
Consultant phone
+441132437745
Job reference
JN-092023-6196483