Are you an experienced Buyer? Our client are a leading aerospace business with a focus on innovation, performance and integrity. They are Europe's leading independent overhaul and repair facility for more than 60 years. The company has a solid reputation in the aerospace industry for providing a broad range of services to international and regional airlines, helicopter operators and airframe manufacturers.

Buyer
Stansted
Permanent
25 days holiday, plus bank holidays 9% pension, life assurance
Global aerospace business

Main Duties/Responsibilities

Identify opportunities to drive down commodity costs through centralised purchasing activity, leveraging spend across the three sites and the wider group. Record cost down savings activity for submission to management review.
Monitor and progress open purchase orders
Follow up on stock outages where applicable and review part number demand to adjust min/max levels as required.
Foster and maintain excellent supplier relationships and maintain supplier contact records in the supplier database.
Source spare parts on the open inventory market, including possible next higher assemblies for parts teardown. Ensure that stock is available for use as and when required in compliance with company and industry guidelines and regulations.
Act on internal purchase requisition requests and procure “non-stock” commercial products from suppliers
Weekly review of  inventory reports and purchasing of pharmaceutical products for the Aeromedical Business Unit.
Assist in the resolution of any delivery/quality/invoice issues.
Arrange supplier product returns according to returns policy and capture important information regarding quality/delivery issues for the assessment of supplier KPI performance.
Assist the engineering team with the costing of spares, tooling and consumables for engineering projects.
Attend daily Tier meetings to provide accurate and timely product information to support the Business Units. 

Professional Knowledge and Experience

Experience of purchasing technical products and services to support engineering operations
Experience in MRP purchasing and stock management systems
Procurement experience within an engineering / manufacturing / technical background, fostering and managing supplier relationships
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office and the ability to manipulate large amounts of data to produce reports and analytical results.
Ability to read and understand technical drawing and product specifications. 

Details / Benefits

Monday - Friday
25 days holiday + bank holidays (pro rata)
Life assurance x4
Free parking
Wellness breakfasts
Pension - you pay in 3% the company will put in 6