Job Ref: 212560600

Date: 2020-10-08 10:18:59

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Senior Buyer (Medical Devices) * High Wycombe, Bucks * £40 – £45k DOE + bonus + benefits

A leading UK medical devices manufacturer/distributor has a new role for an experienced Senior Buyer to join their team near High Wycombe, Bucks as they continue their exciting and hugely successful growth.

You'll be responsible for placing and managing purchase orders, developing and managing suppliers to performance expectations and objectives, identifying and resolving supply problems and functioning as a decision-maker for orders and problems of a larger or more complex scope.

The role also includes managing inventory to meet customer service objectives; negotiating needs and requirements and prioritizing purchase order schedules. In addition, you will also manage the accurate maintenance of supplier and item data points in the ERP system.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Manage the purchase order life cycle through the process, reporting and metrics; placing/confirming purchase orders, management of schedules, and ensuring material is received into stock.
Support and lead the development and execution of planning strategies based on re-order points, min/max inventory, Material Requirements Planning (MRP), lot sizing policies and defined supply strategies in order to meet forecast, inventory and customer satisfaction objectives.
Maintain purchase order accuracy (quantities, pricing, ship dates, delivery dates, payment terms) and system data accuracy (lead-times, min/max, re-order point levels) to enable the effectiveness of Key Surgical systems and processes.
Contribute to daily communication on status and resolution of back order items
Manage performance of suppliers; communicating expectations, metrics, and supporting/leading performance and continuous improvement efforts to minimize the total cost of ownership
Address product quality and supplier performance issues through the Non-Conforming Material Review (NCMR) process, cause and corrective action follow up and process-driven continuous improvement.
Ensure close cooperation with forwarding agents for on-time delivery or import processing and the associated provision of necessary documents Competency Requirement:

Degree in business administration or similar equivalent qualification
CIPS (Certificate in Procurement and Supply Chain Operations) and/or CILT (Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport) certification preferred.
Preferred 5 years or more of related work experience
Preferred experience in the medical industry and with ISO quality systems (ISO 13485 preferred)
Proficient with ERP / MRP systems and MS Office applications. Experience with Exchequer and/or Microsoft Great Plains ERP systems a plus.
Ability to identify risk and solve complex problems and establish sustainable process improvements to address the gaps
Strong communication skills both written and verbal
Self-starter with the ability to work independently
Organized and detail-oriented
Customer service focus.
Ability to mentor and develop less experienced personnel
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