Buyer

Details

Reference: 2025.01_BUYER

Position type: 37

Location: Kilmarnock

Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 dependent upon skills and experience

Closing date: 21/02/2025

Description

Brodie Engineering: A Leading Rolling Stock Engineering Business offers a comprehensive range of refurbishment, maintenance, overhaul, engineering support, project management, and repair services to the UK rail and light rail sector.

We operate from our depots in Kilmarnock, Scotland and provide a mobile service to the rail industry over the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland.

Due to expansion Brodie Engineering are looking to recruit an experienced Buyer to join the team. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager the Buyer will establish new and build on existing supply chain relationships with responsibility for delivering effective sourcing of materials and services. Managing supplier price and lead time negotiations while purchasing and expediting for the different business projects and most importantly within or under budget and on time.

Main Duties:

Liaise and support the tendering process during enquiry phase of projects securing supplier quotes and lead times.

Proactively managing supplier relationships to continually identify savings and business improvement opportunities.

Monitoring and investigating new products and sources of supply focusing on quality, price and lead time.

Working with Engineering team and Project Managers to review BoM’s, requesting quotes for materials and services required and create purchase orders

Negotiate and place purchase orders with agreed suppliers ensuring scheduled reporting and delivery promises are maintained, with information communicated back to the project and engineering teams.

Complete commercial checks of payment terms, delivery terms and general Terms and Conditions to ensure that the Supplier and our Client's terms are aligned

To expedite orders in accordance with purchase order requirements.

Review and develop existing suppliers, negotiate contracts with new suppliers and work with the Quality Manager to ensure standards are met

Regular meetings with suppliers, maintaining good working relationships, developing and implementing new purchasing initiatives.

Identify any potential cost savings across the business and streamline purchasing processes where required.

Work with the business to communicate and improve delivery update systems accordingly.

Develop reporting which will monitor progress and performance of the buying activities.

Promote Brodie Engineering’s behavioural expectations by enhancing and supporting working relationships within the business, customers and external agencies.

Comply with all Brodie Engineering policies as detailed in the Employee Handbook

Key Relationships:

Reporting directly to the Purchasing Manager the Buyer will work closely with Production, Engineering and Stores teams.

To be successful in the role:

Understanding materials, equipment and services in a commercial engineering environment
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and ideally SAGE accounting systems
Negotiating and influencing skills with the ability to adapt to a variety of styles
Good commercial awareness
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
High levels of organisation and attention to detail
Ability to interface with an internal/external stakeholders
Excellent time management skills and the ability to cope with time pressured situations and effectively prioritise material scheduling
CIPS is desirable but not essential

As well as a highly competitive salary you will also benefit from our comprehensive benefits package which includes EAP, Cash health plan, Private medical insurance, Contributory pension scheme and other employee benefits.

Applications will only be accepted from candidates already eligible to work in the UK and no relocation will be available for this role.

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