Strategic Buyer

Location Woodchester, Gloucestershire

Hybrid working min. 2 days/week on site

Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience

Renishaw is a FTSE 250 engineering company with a proud history of delivering measurement, calibration and precision manufacturing solutions to some of the most complex engineering processes in the world. Since our inception over half a century ago we have grown a global presence with over 70 offices in 39 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas and employ a workforce of over 5000 people.

Our procurement department identifies and manages the procurement of all parts and services involved to the manufacturing process of our products. You will join a fast paced a team based at either our Woodchester or Miskin site and will be closely involved in the sourcing strategy for a wide range of products, commodities, and suppliers from around the world.

The main duties of the role will be to procure a portfolio of mechanical components and commodities to our manufacturing operations on time, to the highest quality and best value, whilst also considering risk, compliance, and sustainability. You will take pride in your personal development, be curious, kind and motivated to take ownership of your work.

Responsibilities

• Management and control of supply chains to ensure that appropriate service levels are maintained, and that production requirements and time scales are met.
• Supplier price negotiation and management to ensure cost management targets are realised.
• Control of stock and planning parameters within an ERP environment, ensuring minimum stock levels are managed consistent with risk analysis.
• Proactive and ongoing identification and management of Risk.
• Develop Sourcing strategies for your assigned commodities.
• Lead commercial negotiations and contract management with key suppliers.
• Monitoring of supplier performance; define and implement supplier improvement plans where necessary.
• Liaise both internally and externally to support resolution of quality and supply related issues and problems.

Key requirements

• Knowledge and experience of procurement within in a manufacturing environment.
• The ability to communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally will be required for this role.
• Commercial acumen with the ability to analyse information and make informed decisions.
• Degree, CIPS qualifications, completed Modern Apprenticeship or demonstrable time served.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel.
• Full driving licence.

Desirable requirements

• Knowledge of MRP/ERP and Stock Control processes will be a distinct advantage, although training will be provided to the right candidate.
• An understanding of supplier manufacturing processes would be an advantage.

Person specification

You will be a strategic thinker, with the ability to positively influence business processes and supply chain management.

You will also have good negotiation skills, with a creative approach to problem solving, driving change and improving business performance.

You will value relationships and will respond well to change and will be comfortable communicating to people at all levels. You will contribute, individually and as part of a team, to overall success.

Benefits

When you join Renishaw, we're committing to your future career. That's because we believe in developing our people's skills and promoting them internally. We also offer a benefits package that's highly desirable; including a 9% non-contributory pension, discretionary annual bonus, *subsidised onsite restaurants and *coffee shops, free parking, *car sharing scheme and *24 hour fitness centres. (*not available at our Castle Donington, Exeter & York sites).

We also want to promote a healthy work-life balance as much as possible, so we have introduced a hybrid working policy which allows for a combination of home and office based working depending on the nature of your role. We also offer a variable working programme, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, Life Assurance policy of 12 times annual salary, Cycle to Work scheme, enhanced maternity pay subject to qualifying criteria, Health Cash Plan, the option to join BUPA Renishaw Health Trust and an Employee Assistance Programme for employees and family.