Buyer – Electronics Sub-Assembly
3906GS
North Kent / Essex (M25)
££ Competitively + Basic Salary + Pension & Benefits
The Consultant:
Glen Shepherd
As a Director of GCA with 24 years Senior recruiting experience for Automotive, Engineering and Industrial companies. I work with leading companies and jobseekers within Senior Executive, Sales, Marketing, Operations and Engineering roles.
Website Glen Callum Associates
Buyer – Electronics Sub-Assembly
An ambitious Purchasing professional or Buyer is required to focus on Procurement activities & managing stock & supply from 3rd party sub-manufacturers who are largely located within China and the Far East. The role is an end to end Purchasing function, controlling Vendor Relationships and measuring Supplier Performance and strategically introducing new vendors. This role is ideal for a Buyer, Procurement or Purchasing professional keen to manage end to end process and vendor relationships.
Location North Kent / Essex (M25)
££ Competitively + Basic Salary + Pension & Benefits
What we are looking for….
The company operates globally and designs, develops and manufactures vehicle safety products to cover commercial applications, across transportation, materials handling and off hi-way vehicle sectors. Ideally we are seeking a purchasing / buying professional, skilled at handling suppliers with long lead times. Specific experience of purchasing electronic components / systems or sub-assembled electrical products will be of real interest.
In short, our ideal candidate will….
- Be ideally qualified or working towards a formal procurement & supply chain qualification such as CIPS (level 5) or
- Highly analytical with a keen eye for detail.
- Be numerate, precise and literate both verbally and written.
- Need strong knowledge ERP systems with excellent skills in Microsoft Excel.
- Have experience of negotiating contractual SLA’s with suppliers.
- Capable of sourcing new vendors globally & strategically.
- Proficiently manage purchasing administration and stock control.
- Feel comfortable in building solid negotiation cases with suppliers.
- Work in tandem and seamlessly with all areas of the business.
- Possess excellent attention to detail with high levels of precision, communicating clearly & succinctly at all levels.
- Deploy excellent PC and analytical skills, particularly excel spread sheet work as the role carries intrinsic analysis of data, parts supply and supplier performance.
- Positive character with a bright outlook and prepared to go the extra mile.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced Purchasing Professional to manage vendor relationships end to end, autonomously and see the impact of their efforts.
To apply, please forward your CV to Glen Shepherd, at Glen Callum Associates Ltd on gshepherd at glencallum.co.uk
JOB REF – Buyer 3906GS
