Sub Con Buyer

Purpose of the role:

Responsible for raising of purchase orders including: planning delivery schedules, keying purchase orders and monitoring open order reports

Key duties:

• Ensure optimal delivery of supplier materials.


• Working closely with other teams within the supply chain.


• Ensuring that internal targets and deadlines are met.


• Attend production meetings.


• Managing purchase order backlog, ensuring order dates and notations are updated.


• Load purchase orders onto system for consignment stock and calibration requirements.


• Run monthly OTD  & OOR reports.


• Assist Purchasing Supervisor AND Quality Department with GRRN’s and ensure purchase notations are updated.


• Providing cover for other roles within the purchasing/planning team.


• Visit suppliers as required

Experience/knowledge

• Highly motivated, team player with good organization skills who is able to work under pressure.


• Ideally have experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.


• Experience of planning tools i.e. ERP/MRP and vendor management, other related business management systems, Microsoft Office, Excel.


• Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.


• Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem solving abilities.


• A proactive approach to changing workload demands in an operational environment.


• Drive for continuous development and process improvement.

Full time, permanent role based in Stroud

£28,000 - £29,000 per annum plus a range of excellent benefits