Buyer

About the role

As a buyer you will be responsible for quality, cost and delivery performance for allocated suppliers, ensuring the purchased parts and/or services are supplied on time to support OE production and spares requirements in line with business system needs. You will be required to lead specific supplier relationship, manage the introduction of new suppliers with the support of the SQA team, assess and manage the supply risks by identifying and implementing countermeasures to mitigate or eliminate the risk of supply.

Responsibilities

• Schedule, place and manage all purchasing documentation including, but not limited to, design data packs, request for quotations and purchase orders to support the business material demand and meet business financial budget.
• Attend internal supply meetings as and when required to support Value Stream forecasts and customer demand reviews.
• Ensure design data revisions are up to date with suppliers
• Manage Open Order Book in collaboration with suppliers and production planning
• Maintain Supplier manufacturing lead-times within business system
• Project and communicate cost variances, positive or negative, and deliver opportunities for total cost of acquisition reduction suggestions and plans to support business financial budgets.
• Resolve invoice queries with accounts payable team
• Organise and lead supplier business reviews to review and address supplier performance
• Maintain good working relationships with SQA team
• Collaborate across all business teams and encourage/present positive supply chain working relationships with key stakeholders
• Resolve invoice queries with accounts payable team
• Undertake supplier site visits as and when required
• About you:
• At Ontic, our culture is integral to making sure we enjoy our work and deliver for our customers. While we look for the right skillset, we're also looking for someone who will thrive within our recognition and empowerment culture.
• To be successful in this role you'll need to have experience working within a purchasing role previously, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge, Skills & Experience:
• Excellent negotiation, organisational and communication skills
• Commercially minded with an ability to deliver "outside of the box" solutions to commercial problems.
• Positive can-do attitude
• Total cost of acquisition analytical skills desirable
• Strong IT skills, including working knowledge of MS office and ERP systems (Visual and/or Syteline preferred but not essential)
• Ability to be self-motivated and a confident decision maker within business approval guidelines
• Capability to work independently and as part of a team cross functionally and within the function demonstrating respect and understanding.

Benefits

Additional Information

Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineering parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, are now recruiting for additional Buyers to join our growing supply chain team. This role will be based across our Staverton site. Ontic is a more than just a business, we're a community of innovators who pride ourselves on fostering a culture where talent thrives, ideas flourish, and careers are built. We're committed to excellence, driving us to continuously improve and adapt, ensuring that we remain at the forefront of our industry.

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