As Buyer, you will be responsible for the efficient forecasting, planning, and purchasing of all consumables.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Reviewing outstanding requisitions, in accordance with KPIs.
• Liaising with Business Stakeholders, Supply Chain Management and Suppliers.
• Coordinating purchase of requirements in line with wanted receipt dates and priority.
• Developing and maintaining commercial awareness.
• Reviewing and resolving items placed in quarantine that have goods receipt discrepancies.
• Understanding component repair requirements.
• Converting requisitions to purchase orders and releasing approved purchase orders.
• Purchasing in accordance with supplier agreements and KPIs.
• Managing outstanding purchase orders whilst expediting internally/externally and reconciling open orders against requirements.
• Resolving invoice discrepancies as required in a timely manner.
• Managing purchasing consistent with warranty agreements.
• Liaising with management to ensure purchasing activity will support planned activity.
• Running shortage report from SAP and report and manage data.
• Maintaining awareness and report supplier performance.
• Understanding the market and supplier base capability.
• Communicating purchasing data based on performance of part and supplier.
• Identifying trends/issues and reporting them.
• Maintaining sound communication with departments for return of core items.
• Understanding and developing turnaround time with suppliers to improve performance and reduce inventory.
• Avoiding delay in returns and consequent penalties for return of core items.
• Selecting unit exchange/repair where necessary.
• Maintaining visibility of critical information.
• Expediting requirements where necessary.
• Challenging and reporting poor performance.
• Discussing requirements through calls and emails.
• Understanding risk and report issues quickly.
• Reacting to requests for support and information promptly.

Applicants to this role require:

• Experience in a similar role.
• Sound knowledge of ERP systems, supplier management, repair management and Microsoft Office.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced, demanding role.
• Able to demonstrate the ability to identify risk and deal with issues in an effective manner, and to be capable of dealing with critical issues that occur.
• Able to develop relationships and be organised.
• Strong written & verbal communication skills and ability to communicate at senior level.
• Effective interpersonal skills to develop internal and external relationships.
• Ability to act proactively and prioritise work with limited supervision.
• Ability to negotiate and influence both internally and with suppliers.

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