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Job Title Purchasing Manager
Job number 128131623
Posted 21/11/2008 (13:30)
Agency/Employer Questus
Description Key duties:
1. Be the focal point and actively manage our key sub-contractors.
2. To manage and develop the capabilities of the Buying team including day-to-day human resource management.
3. To assist the Purchasing Director in the formulation of purchasing strategy.
4. Ensure MRP purchasing action data and the MAX Purchasing module is effectively managed and utilised including problem identification and resolution.

5. Ensure that purchasing intake value meets business budgets, taking appropriate action where relevant and reporting as required.

6. Take action to reduce the costs on all products where appropriate.

7. Ensure that Vendor Performance is in line with departmental objectives.

8. Ensure defective parts are returned to suppliers in line with Company procedures.

9. Understand and be fully compliant with all relevant export controls and legislation and be fully conversant with the Meggitt Export Policy.

10. Facilitate relevant projects which assist with fulfilling Supply Chain objectives and Group purchasing activities

11. Ensure relevant Purchasing metrics and action plans are produced and maintained to drive improvements.
Job Related Experience
Knowledge, workload and priorities
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of priorities and manage work in accordance with this.
- The ability to recognise and manage changing priorities.
- Experience of running a Purchasing function within a supply chain.
- Able to demonstrate progress through vendor management.
- Extensive experience of using an MRP I & MRPII systems and how to optimise the systems to suit differing business models
- Ability to manage supplier and communicate effectively with contacts
- Ability to demonstrate working knowledge of Export requirements
Judgement
- Able to make judgements about the materials flow and able to solve problems in a structured approach
- Experience of giving advice / instructions to the members of a team on a range of purchasing issues
Customer understanding
- Ability to demonstrate the importance of customers to the business
- Ability to progress orders for a number of customers at the same time Customer focus
Experience of direct customer contact



Business Skills Time management and planning
- Focused on target completion
- A good proactive manner in regard to work planning
- Can work on a number of projects at the same time.
- Experience of lean manufacturing techniques
Negotiating skills
- Experienced in negotiating use of resources with other departments
- Experience of agreeing actions with others and following this through
Budgetary skills
- A good overall understanding of the financial structure of a business
- Experience of planning measures to control an area of work
- Experience of reporting against budgetary targets
- Experience of defining and putting in place action plans to improve performance against targets
Time management and planning
- Project management background or experience
- Good track record of successful project delivery form an aerospace or related engineering led manufacturing industry


Personal Skills Communication
- Experience of working with suppliers (UK & Overseas)and other company departments.
- Can communicate effectively with different levels of staff.
- Experience of report writing
- Concise written communication skills including report writing
- Good IT skills, to include MS Office
Innovation/problem solving
- Capable of suggesting different ways of working to achieve agreed results
- Logical approach to problem solving and experienced in implementing KPI’s and review process to measure performance.
Goal achievement
- Focused on achieving goals, good at closure of project work
- A self starter, who takes responsibility for their work and for that of others
- Interest in learning new skills, self motivated
- Strong influencing style and thrive in a complex planning environment.
Team work
- Experience of managing and developing staff including working in and leading small teams, including recruitment
- Can demonstrate consistency & professionalism in approach to managing staff
- Experience of developing staff (including appraisals) ensuring that skills remain up to date.
- Understands the way their work impacts on other departments
- Able to drive staff to achieve targets set
- High levels of drive & enthusiasm, and the ability to work to tight deadlines and timescales.



Business Awareness
Ability to demonstrate good understanding of a Purchasing strategy and how it might tie into a group level strategy. Experience of aerospace industry. Experience of safety critical manufacturing.
Qualifications and Experience
Ideally degree qualified in a related subject and CIPS qualified or willing to become CIPS qualified with good understanding of supply chain function and experience in a similar role

Other
Prepared to work additional hours as required.


Location Fareham, Hampshire
Job type Permanent
Contract length N/A
Start date
Contact name Ken Smith
Telephone 08703309744
Ref no MA 0114
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