Main Purpose

To purchase goods and materials to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking in to account price, quality, delivery, and continuity of supply

Principal Accountabilities and Responsibilities
 

• Monitor and advise on issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.
• To negotiate supply arrangements, contracts of supply, pricing, and terms of business with suppliers and to review opportunities to ensure competitive cost of supply.
• To provide suppliers with monthly forecasts to enable consistent product supply and on time deliveries.
• Prepare reports and updates as and when required.
• Conduct research for potential new suppliers and components 
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews to ensure quality, supply, regulatory and compliance requirements are met.
• Prepare and raise purchase orders and expedite purchase orders to meet MRP and forward demands.
• Reschedule material requirements to reflect changes in business needs or priorities.
• Optimise safety stocks to minimise excess stockholding and potential obsolescence.
• Resolve problems and issues from stock shortages and take appropriate and timely action.
• Manage shortage reports and statistics.
• Work with suppliers to optimize lead times and batch sizes with suppliers.
• Attend daily production meetings and liaise internally as required.
• To undertake regular reviews with key suppliers on KPIs including price, on time delivery, quality, and lead time reductions.
• Develop SAP tools and utilisation to improve procurement and stock efficiency.
• Investigate and resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoicing issues.
• Represent the company is supplier meetings which may require occasional travel to suppliers.