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NPI/ Technical Buyer
Greenford
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Promotes personal development and growth
Enhance your procurement and sourcing skills
About Our Client
My client is known globally as creating the finest bikes of its type and this excellence, combined with resurgence in cycling for transport means they are enjoying strong, sustained growth over the last number of years
Job Description
Main Duties:
- To analyse he current supply chain base and come up with strategic supply chain plan based on commodities or manufacturing process
- Source new suppliers
- Audit suppliers together with the supplier quality engineer team and provide report from commercial views
- Understand requirements of products/ projects, come up with tender plans and run tenders
- Understand and build shadow costing, analyse the product costing structure and cost drivers
- Negotiate best cost terms & conditions with suppliers
- Tactical purchasing duties - vendor set up, raising orders, making sure invoices are paid, parts are delivered in time on full for new projects
- Work with warehouse team
- Main link between Design manufacturing engineering, supplier quality and the supply chain teas.
- Track costs for new projects
- Other duties that may be deemed necessary by the line manager
The Successful Applicant
The successful candidate must have a range of the following;
- Background in a Engineering/Manufacturing environment
- Understanding of engineering drawings
- Understanding of manufacturing process of plastic moulding parts and metals
- Must be able to use Microsoft Office suite
- Must be highly proficient in MS Excel
- Must exhibit good interpersonal skills
- Must be able to prepare, plan and execute on your own initiative
- Keen attention to details
- Numerical skills are an absolute must
- Work as part of a cross functional team as well as on your own initiative
- Must have a "hands on" approach and a can-do attitude
- 2-3 years' purchasing work experience in manufacturing environment
- Punctual, methodical & reliable
- Provide a wide range of solutions
- Working experience within an ERP environment
CIPS qualification desirable
What's on Offer
- Huge discount on your very own bike (family and friends get discount too)
- Position to thrive. Whether you're early in your career or an experienced professional, we provide you with everything you need to excel in your job and for personal growth. You will be actively encouraged to increase your skillset and to attend relevant events
- 20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing the longer you stay with us
- Workplace Pension Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Childcare Vouchers, Flexible Working, Cycle to Work Scheme to name just a few….
- Birthday Breakfast, Family Fun Days, Christmas Parties, London to Brighton Bike Rides, Charity Raffles, Volunteering with the local community all go towards creating a working environment that is fun and enriching