Our busy Manufacturing client in the Dungannon area requires an experienced Purchaser to join a busy Purchasing Department. You will play a key role in sourcing and purchasing goods, raw materials, components and services, ensuring the business achieves on-time, in-full delivery while maintaining best value and cost effectiveness.
Working closely with suppliers, Stores and internal departments, you will help maintain optimum stock levels, identify cost-saving opportunities and ensure a consistent and efficient purchasing process.
Key Responsibilities
- Purchase materials, components and services in line with cost, quality and delivery requirements.
- Manage supplier relationships and negotiate pricing and terms.
- Ensure continuity of supply and proactively address potential shortages or delays.
- Identify cost-saving and efficiency opportunities.
- Monitor supplier performance, costs, stock levels and shortages.
- Investigate and resolve purchasing, stock and payment discrepancies.
- Maintain accurate Bills of Materials and support kitting schedules.
- Work closely with Stores and internal teams to ensure materials are available on a JIT basis.
- Support stock reviews and purchasing processes.
- Produce purchasing and supplier performance reports.
- Develop strong product and supplier knowledge.
The successful candidate will ideally have:
- 12 years’ purchasing experience, including supplier negotiation and commercial understanding.
- A proven ability to identify cost savings and add value.
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Good organisational and time-management skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Experience using an MRP/ERP system.
- GCSEs (or equivalent) including English and Maths.
Previous purchasing experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded Purchaser to join a busy team and play an important role in supporting supply, cost control and operational efficiency.
Benefits:Parking Paid Holidays Pension Fund
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