Job Introduction

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Assistant Buyer to join the Procurement department at BRUSH Transformers based in Loughborough. The successful candidate is responsible for a portfolio of procurement activity across a variety of materials, commodities, and services.

The role requires a proactive and logical mode of engagement to ensure the maximum yield from a complex supply chain and for ensuring all production part requirements are met on-time, to the specified quality, with zero scope creep, at the lowest cost.

Role Responsibility

• To ensure the most cost effective and efficient inflow of materials and services through the application of purchasing best practice in accordance with BRUSH operating principles.
• Review and contribute to the delivery of personal, departmental, and business metrics and KPIs.
• Prepare and provide constructive contributions with team meetings that develop the business and department agenda as well as enhancing personal and team development.
• Responsible for the transaction of all MRP requirements in accordance with business stream outputs to a wide range of suppliers.
• Validating MRP output and managing demand patterns into the business.
• Progressing and expediting of all deliveries to BRUSH from vendors.
• Responsible for all Supplier Delivery schedules and all Production requirements through open order book, expediting and pegging report management.
• To aid progression you will be given Accountability for a small number of commodities and/or suppliers assigned with support from a nominated Buyer / Senior Buyer.
• Support Vendor benchmarking and contribute to Vendor change.
• Support and prepare background information to aid Buyers in negotiation across the complete portfolio (RFI / Q preparation and background information gathering).
• Assist with sending out enquiries for appropriate materials, collate and prepared quotations for the relevant buyer.
• Adjusting order coverage in place / issuing orders to maintain the adequate supply of goods and rescheduling orders according to the build and master schedule production plans.
• Monitoring and reporting of vendor performance (both within BRUSH and to supplier).
• Work closely with the buyers to set up and managing an array of procurement and replenishment modes.
• Support the creation and maintenance of key business parameters within MRP.
• Internal Production point of contact for all supply updates, issues, and concerns. (Shortage / Pegging Report Ownership).
• Identification of contract and vendor consolidation opportunities.
• Deliver an exceptional level of customer experience to all touch points.
• Contribute to the Creation, development and maintenance of the purchasing and supplier plans, segmentation matrices, cost reduction plans etc.
• Contribute and populate data within SPM and SRM scorecards were required.
• Participate in progress / status review meetings (internally and externally) and in vendor audits where required.

The Ideal Candidate

 Qualifications

• A-C GCSE in Maths & English.
• Industry exposure within engineering and/or productions environment would be an advantage.
• Procurement Experience desirable.

Skills

• Computer literate with the ability to maintain accurate records.
• Ability to work with all recognised IT systems including proficiency of use in Microsoft Office applications, (Word, Excel, Project, Outlook, etc.) and internet/intranet applications.
• Excellent numerical skills
• Attention to detail
• Highly organised
• Capacity planning
• Reporting and negotiation skills desirable.
• Ability to use conceptual thinking and awareness to generate new ideas desirable.
• Experience of fast paced manufacturing and / or purchasing department desirable.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of MRP & MRP II Systems.
• Familiarity with material specifications & technical drawings desirable.
• Familiar with product design and manufacturing processes desirable.

Experience

• Ability to develop good supplier relationships.
• At least 2 years’ experience in commercial business and purchasing practices would be an advantage.
• Supply chain control – internal and external desirable.
• Familiar and competent in Manufacturing Database Systems desirable.
• Experience in sourcing and procurement desirable.
• Commercial awareness desirable.

About the Company

The BRUSH Group is the world’s largest independent manufacturer of generators above 20MVA. With a comprehensive range of products and services including transformers, switchgear and control & monitoring systems, BRUSH is your ideal partner for electric power generation, distribution monitoring and control.

BRUSH has been a key figure within Electrical Engineering for over 130 years, offering a wide range of ‘electrical machines’, and providing our customer chain with the highest calibre equipment and after sales service.

Here at BRUSH we are very proud to offer:

• A very competitive salary
• Private Pension
• Overnight/daily allowances (for certain roles)
• Company vehicle (for certain roles)
• Great development opportunities

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