Procurement Officer

Role Title

Procurement Officer

Location

Rigging Projects, Totton

Reports To

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Salary

£36,000 per annum

Employment Type

Full-Time

• TBR Management: Maintain a laser focus on the Production Schedule, specifically the TBR Board. Ensure all material required for the next 300 hours of production is physically in-house. Ensure all materials for the subsequent 300 hours are ordered and tracked for on-time delivery.
• Kanban & Stock Control: Guarantee optimal stock levels for all raw materials, cutting tools, and common consumables. Maintain agreed-upon stock levels for all Kanban items to prevent production stoppages (stockouts) while avoiding unnecessary holding costs (overstock).

• Supplier Identification & Vetting: Proactively identify and qualify vendors for critical items, including specialist alloys, plastics, and CNC tooling. Selection criteria must rigorously prioritise lead-time consistency and proven reliability over unit cost.
• Resilience Planning: Actively develop and maintain a comprehensive "Plan B" (secondary) supplier list for all critical path materials to mitigate immediate and future supply chain interruptions.
• Forward Ordering Strategy: Negotiate Blanket Orders with deferred Purchase Orders (POs) to lock in favourable pricing and secure capacity at the mill/supplier, thereby guaranteeing future material availability without premature inventory accumulation.

• Preparing and issuing  RFQs
• PO Management & Tracking: Meticulously generate, track, and expedite all Purchase Orders (POs). Flag and communicate any potential delivery delays to the Production and COO teams immediately.
• Invoice & Delivery Vetting: Reconcile goods received against the corresponding POs. Resolve all specification, quantity, or delivery discrepancies immediately to prevent credit holds that could jeopardise future supply.
• Contract Negotiation: Negotiate commercial agreements, pricing, and payment terms to achieve maximum value, maintain strong supplier relationships, and ensure legal and regulatory compliance.

• Specification Assurance: Ensure strict enforcement of technical specifications.
• Certification Control: Guarantee that correct Mill Certifications (certs) are received, validated, and archived for every metal shipment, with records accurately associated with the machined part data.
• Supplier Performance Monitoring: Conduct regular, minimum quarterly reviews of all critical suppliers. Evaluation must be based on two core metrics:
• Reliability: Did they deliver the correct quantity, on the correct date, as promised?
• Quality: Did the material meet the agreed technical specifications and certification requirements?

• Proven experience as a Procurement Officer or similar role within a manufacturing or engineering environment is mandatory.
• Demonstrable expertise in sourcing