Buyer - #148548

What To Expect Day To Day

As a Buyer, your remit will include reviews and analysis of purchase requisitions. You will obtain quotations from vendors, ensuring components are purchased and expedited for production requirements. You will be performing cost analysis and volume planning to support operational objectives and will help deliver a first class service to all stakeholders.

RESPONSIBILITES

• Raise and expedite purchase orders
• Ensure any purchase order invoice queries are resolved quickly
• Undertake supplier negotiations to ensure appropriate and cost-effective solutions are achieved
• Compile supplier analysis reports and data relating to supplier performance to enable evaluation
• Conduct research for new components and suppliers
• Provide analysis on costs, new and existing
• Engage with relevant stakeholders to review and challenge engineering specifications with the purpose of developing appropriate procurement strategies to support the business needs
• Working methods will be appropriate for the post-COVID business environment and may involve working with remote teams.
  
  

What You Will Need To Succeed

• Excellent MS Office skills, especially Excel
• Previous experience of placing orders and managing suppliers and supply chain issues
• An ability to work on own initiative, under pressure and within tight deadlines
• Good organisational and time management skills
• An ability to resolve issues, prioritise responsibly and manage own workload
  
  

DESIRABLE

• Experience of working as a buyer in the manufacturing industry, particularly electronics
• A degree in business, operations, supply chain, electronics or related field.
  
  

About Camlin

Camlin is a global technology leader that operates with the vision of bringing revolutionary products to life for a wide range of industries, including power and rail, and also has interests in a number of R&D projects in a variety of scientific sectors.

At Camlin we believe in high quality engineering and design, allowing us to develop market leading products and services. In short, we love creating value for our customers by solving difficult problems. As of now, Camlin operates in over 20 countries worldwide.

OUR VALUES

• We work together
• We believe in people
• We won’t accept the ‘way it has always been done’
• We listen to learn
• We’re trying to do the right thing
  
  

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Individuals seeking employment at Camlin are considered without regards to race, colour, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital states, ancestry, physical or mental disability, gender identity or sexual orientation.