Buyer in Halesowen

Location: Halesowen
Salary: £26,000 per year
Recruiter: Kelly Services
Job Hours: Full-time

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Are you a Buyer with FMCG, automotive or fastener industry experience? Do you want to work for a global supply chain giant? Enjoy a fast paced, busy environment? If so, this could be the role for you!

My client, a parts supplier based in Bartley Green, Halesowen, is currently seeking a Buyer to join their team.

Benefits:

  • Salary up to £26,000
  • Office based only.
  • Location: Bartley Green, Halesowen
  • Free on-site parking
  • Holidays: 20 + 8 bank holidays + 3-day Christmas shutdown


    • Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Plan and schedule via MRP Exception Messages
  • Manage Purchasing Master Data for the Commodity to ensure price and lead times are accurate maintained.
  • Create new part Request for Quotations (RFQ’s).
  • Ensure Purchase Orders (External and Intercompany) are placed in a timely manner to achieve request date and maintain customer satisfaction.
  • Manage Purchase and Invoice Price Variance reports (PPV) for commodity.
  • Vendor Expediting to maintain accurate delivery information.
  • Resolve Supplier Quality Notifications
  • Regular liaison with suppliers, warehouse, and internal teams
  • Support the communication of shipment delays and escalations.


    • Skills/Experience required:

  • You have previous experience in a Supply Chain environment, preferably in a similar position.
  • Experience in Automotive & Fastener industry preferred but not essential.
  • IT competence, working knowledge of MRP systems and Microsoft Office
  • Some level of understanding of technical drawings is a plus.
  • Excellent Verbal and Written communication skills at all levels
  • Expediting and negotiation skills, strong in decision making, prioritising, problem-solving and work within strict deadlines and under pressure.
  • Strong individual with exceptional organisation skills.
  • Ability to have challenging conversations.
  • MS Excel experience, intermediate to advanced user: ability to do pivot tables and V-lookups.

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