Job summary

A successful civil/defence aviation business require a Buyer. Applicants should have previous procurement or supply chain experience, be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and confident in dealing with suppliers and stakeholders.

Key skills required for this role

Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain

Important

Buyer, Purchasing, Procurement, Supply Chain

Job description

A successful aviation business require a Buyer. Applicants should have previous procurement or supply chain experience, be comfortable in a fast-paced environment and confident in dealing with suppliers and stakeholders.

The Buyer will join a supportive team of Buyers and Senior Buyers reporting into a Procurement Manager. This is a fast-paced dynamic environment in which the Buyer will manage supply chain partners, to ensure goods/services are available to meet customer demand. The focus of the role is operational, driving suppliers against OTD and OTIF metrics.

This a fantastic opportunity to join a rapidly growing business - customer orderbook and headcount should double in the next 5 years as they successfully serve busy markets.

Specific duties of the Buyer include:

• Raising and placing purchase orders
• Supplier orderbook management
• Ensure continuity of supply to the facility
• Expediting
• Managing supplier relationships and looking at ways to improve performance
• Monitor supplier contractual performance against SLAs etc.
• Update the Procurement Dashboard
• Internal stakeholder management and relationship building - Production, Quality, Finance, Engineering etc.

Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Previous experience as a Buyer, or in a broader procurement, purchasing or supply chain role
• Familiarity with a manufacturing or engineering environment
• IT literate - MS Packages, an MRP or ERP system
• Motivated, self-starter, Team player
• An interest in, knowledge of or experience within an aviation or aerospace setting would be advantageous