Overview:
The role holder will be part of the SC Indirect Materials buying team supporting the UK SC Ops. The team will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating and buying of goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of operations. The role holder will also support the BU in OEM conversion initiatives, govern procurement policy compliance and support sites on urgent spare parts requests.
Responsibilities:
- Approve requisitions and manage invoice queries in alignment with accounts payable team
- Oversees order placement and delivery, governing requisition compliance and adherence
- initiate and support OEM conversion activities
- Managing SLA agreements with major suppliers
- Govern compliance, track and measure
- Arrange Ad-hoc SP request from Sites, Sector teams
- Liaison with engineering regarding non-compliance report (NCR) and supplier quality issues
- Updating purchase info records and sourcing lists
- Proficiency in English (written and spoken)
- Technical knowledge and understanding of engineering parts and nature of works, demonstrated by a suitable , University graduate in a technical discipline (preferred in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering) and 0-1 year working experience or internship in a procurement/maintenance/Service environment of technical items.
- Working knowledge of SAP MM module, Buying plaforms (ie Ariba), Power Apps and BI
- Excel & Office package knowledge