Our Mechanical Solutions team in Inverurie, Scotland, UK have a brand new opening for a Senior Buyer to join their busy team. The successful applicant will manage the buying process, interfacing with suppliers on price and delivery. They will monitor the procurement activities for long-lead materials as required, as well as coordinating activities to ensure that critical goods and services are delivered to meet business requirements.
Key role functions
- Sourcing services and purchasing materials, using the most cost-efficient measures, in line with delivery schedules
- Liaising and negotiating with suppliers to achieve best value, delivery, performance, and payment terms
- Negotiate with suppliers on agreements for commonly used items
- Ensuring compliance of subcontract paperwork, particularly with QA requirements
- Reporting on vendor quality, including trend analysis of non-conformances
- Expediting purchased materials
- Identifying alternative sources of supply as needed
- Maintaining positive vendor relations
- Raising purchase orders with approved suppliers in a timely and cost-efficient manner
- Ensuring all materials and services are sourced, priced, and supplied to meet demands
- Liaising with colleagues and other departments for requirements, specifications, lead-times, and potential delays
- Supporting engineering on builds and QA process
- Supporting business improvement and cost reduction initiatives
- Assisting in the receipt of incoming goods and issuing of stock when required
The ideal candidate will have:
- 5 Years’ experience in a similar environment
- A track record of working in a fast-paced environment and interacting with multi-disciplinary teams
- Strong negotiating skills with suppliers’ Strong sense of confidentiality
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure while managing deadlines
- Highly organised
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Are you looking for a new challenge in the field of business development? We are currently seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to join our team as a Business Development Manager.
As a Business Development Manager, you will be responsible for identifying new business opportunities, developing and implementing growth strategies, and building strong relationships with clients.
You will work closely with our sales and marketing teams to develop and execute effective business plans that drive revenue growth.
If you have a passion for business development and a proven track record of success, we want to hear from you!
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Unfortunately, we are unable to reply individually to all candidates. If you have not heard back from us within two weeks, then unfortunately your application may have been unsuccessful. We are an equal opportunities employer and would encourage all qualified candidates to apply.
This is an excellent and unique opportunity for a driven and innovative individual to join our team as we go through a period of change involving the implementation of a new Integrated Management System. The ideal candidate will have significant experience with Integrated Management Systems including software platforms, document control, with excellent working knowledge of industry standard document management packages. In addition to technical capability, they will have great stakeholder management skills and be a sound communicator across all levels of the business. This role is delivery focused, so our ideal candidate will be results driven, with a great eye for detail and ability to manage a range of changing priorities.
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Unfortunately, we are unable to reply individually to all candidates. If you have not heard back from us within two weeks, then unfortunately your application may have been unsuccessful. We are an equal opportunities employer and would encourage all qualified candidates to apply.