• Interim Senior Mechanical Buyer - £200-300p/d
• Hampshire

An Interim Senior Mechanical Buyer at £200-300p/d is required for a leading Specialist Automotive/Electrical organisation based in Hampshire. A 12 month contract, likely to extend, this is an exciting opportunity within purchasing of power electronics, power machinery and component castings, to develop with a rapidly expanding company and specialists in their field.

Role:

• Purchasing precision machinery, high speed grinding machinery, component castings.
• Take the lead coordinating role for introducing new products and new suppliers.
• Raising purchasing orders in line with ERP, project and other adhoc demands.
• Implementation and management of non-discrete order methods (Purchase Schedules, Kanban, VMI, Consignment, etc.)
• Review acknowledgements and actively work with suppliers to ensure delivery dates are met.
• Regularly review purchasing action messages and action orders as required.
• Respond to actual or potential material shortages.
• Coordinates with production/quality on faulty material and process non-conformances in a timely manner to return faulty goods to the supplier.
• Communicate regularly with suppliers to ensure requirements are fully understood.
• Manage purchasing activities associated with engineering design changes providing input where appropriate.
• Manage issue resolution activities with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply.
• Actively progress cost reduction opportunities and ensure best overall cost of purchase.
• Process invoice and receiving queries in a timely manner.
• Measure Supplier performance and proactively manage improvement in quality, delivery & cost.
• Management of cost down initiatives and reporting.

Required Skills:

• Automotive/Engineering/Manufacturing Industry experience
• MRP experience required
• CIPS certified (desired)
• Epicor experience (desired)