Indirect Buyer

Gleeson Recruitment Group

Gleeson Logistics are currently partnering with an established Manufacturing & Engineering business based in the West Midlands in their search for an Indirect Buyer.

Job Title: Indirect Buyer

• Work with Facilities Manager to ensure maintenance tasks are properly scheduled, actioned and logged.
• Manage all Manufacturing tooling, consumables, work wear, planned and reactive maintenance.
• Organise all plant and machinery maintenance contracts and ad-hoc maintenance orders, including the tracking of TPM sheets.
• Liaise with the consumable service providers and manage the service agreements.
• Organise and co-ordinate all statutory inspections.
• Co-ordinate all on-site and off-site (customers’ sites) hire purchases.
• Manage all service contracts such as cleaning, waste management and welfare.
• Provide support for in/out bound transportation.
• Support the business as required on CapEx projects.
• Obtain quotes in line with procedures and issue purchase orders for indirect/direct consumables and indirect services.
• Manage supplier relationships. Negotiate with suppliers in respect of costs, discounts, long-term agreements, and terms and conditions.
• Accurate placement of Purchase Orders, expedite to ensure on time in full delivery with no invoice queries.
• Identify and realise areas for cost downs to budget and lead time.
• Expediting externally & internally within the business to assist operational functions in delivering goods and services on time in full.
• Obtain Risk Assessment and Method Statements (RAMS) from subcontractors as required.
• Support with the management of subcontractors on site as required.
• Update databases and registers to stay on track and report on progress.
• Deal with any invoice queries.
• Log Indirect spend against budget and report KPI’s weekly / monthly.
• Prepare and manage annual budgets tightly.
• Adhoc duties as required.

Ideal Candidate :

• 3 years minimum experience in Procurement & Manufacturing related roles Ability to liaise and co-operate with other departments
• Proficient in using MS Office – Outlook, Word, Power Point, Excel Able to work on own initiative and with minimum supervision
• Self-motivated
• Good communicator
• Conversant with Health, Safety & Environmental risk assessments & method statements
• Understanding of facilities management
• Conversant with any statutory terms & conditions of contract,
• IT/Computer Literate

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