Buyer (Temporary)

For over 140 years our products have helped ensure the safe, reliable operations of key industries.  With a passion for precision and partnership, Celeros Flow Technology continues this heritage of high performance and dependability, providing mission critical, sustainable flow control solutions for our customers around the globe.

Celeros Flow Technology is looking for individuals with a voice and a vision.  We embrace change, diversity and promote new ways of looking at old ideas.  We seek talented professionals to join our world-class team of innovators in a global, collaborative & multi-cultural environment, where you will be challenged, supported, and inspired to be extraordinary.

GENERAL SUMMARY

The role of Buyer will be to deliver, on time, quality components that meet standards and to ensure all commodities purchased are within target pricing and savings are maximised.  They will be responsible to source, select, negotiate, and purchase all commodities for the Copes Vulcan range.  

They will also be required to manage client supply chains in support of internal/external Customer requirements and support appropriate metrics and reporting as required by the business and assist in the process to manage and carry out vendor analysis and provide recommendations for source selection in support of bid and proposal activities, procurement and as needed to support the business.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (But Not Limited to)

• Full account management of key strategic subcontractors including operational purchasing and performance improvement, contract governance and relationship management across all functions.  
• Assist in the source of new vendors, resolves conflicts concerning materials or services at the department and vendor levels; keeps in constant contact with appropriate personnel to ensure satisfactory operations; coordinates returns and/or repairs of products; monitors changes, modifications, and technological advances that affect the purchasing of goods and services. Actions all Non-Conformance Reports (NCR) and Engineering Change Notification (ECN) within Supply Chain.
• Reviews, evaluates, and monitors department purchase requisitions for proper authorisation, specifications, and legal compliance; takes responsibility for procuring appropriate items or services; creates and reviews purchase orders; research and resolves receiving and accounts payable issues; inputs, edits, and retrieves purchasing data; disburses and maintains files related to purchase orders and purchasing. Ensures delivery of all components within lead time and budget, in line with the required delivery date by operations and for revenue and cash billing milestones..
• Provide detailed analysis against these criteria, comparing vendor’s costs and other attributes.
• Continuous Improvement of On-Time Delivery and quality performance of key Project subcontractors also work closely with the management team to set policy on vendors and the method of selection.
• Assist in the development and management of procurement strategies, benchmarking of key commodities and undertakes supply chain research to ensure Copes Vulcan purchasing power is maximised and all commodities are purchased within budget and material savings are maximised.
• Assist in the implementation of operational and strategic procurement, process improvements and introduction of best practice procurement and supply chain management techniques
• Support Bid and Proposal activities as required.

Business Impact:

• Good relationships with suppliers to deliver on time quality products to key projects and to ensure projects are within budget and savings are realised. Slippage in on-time delivery leads to lateness in project objectives, milestones and cash billings.
• Hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, yearly time frame depending on the cycles of the product and reports required by the programme.
• Negotiate and liaise with key suppliers to optimise cost, schedule of quality products/components for manufacture of packages.
• Ensure information supplied from Engineering and Quality are clean to purchase components as required. Assist in the tendering process with BU’s for early lead items. Supply clean information to Operations to enable accurate detail planning. To liaise with Planning, Expediting and other internal stakeholders to ensure all components are delivered on time to meet production schedules and revenue and cash milestones.
• SHE is ensuring H&S of self and others. Product safety in ensuring all components, products and parts meet business standards as required i.e. Lloyds, ASME etc.

DESIRED SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

Skills:

• Procurement Plan including major milestones, KPI’s etc
• CIPS qualified, or HNC, Degree level in business and /or relevant Supply Chain experience in mechanical engineering and highly regulated industries.
• Experience of purchasing a variety of materials which include the following commodities but not limited to, Raw materials, Machined and Cast materials, Fabrication, Gaskets, Bearings, Valves, and fasteners.
• Management of Subcontract Activities.
• Experience of tender bids, contracts, management of sub-contracts, SC standards and process
• Conflict management skills.
• Business planning and organisational skills.
• Be a good negotiator and enjoy dealing with people.
• SAP knowledge desirable, other MRP system essential.

Knowledge:

• Valves or High-End manufacturing subcontract assembly procurement.
• Supply Chain best practice and network of suppliers’ strategies.
• Contractual law.

Experience of tender bids, contracts, management of sub-contracts, SC standards and process.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK for this role.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required daily to stand, sit, walk, talk, hear, and see (specific close vision abilities are required to perform computer work)
• Required occasionally to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl
• Required daily to use hands and fingers and arms to reach (to operate a computer and telephone)
• Required occasionally to lift and/or move objects that are light to moderate
• Required occasionally to travel (usually by air or road so may be required to sit for extended periods)

WORKING CONDITIONS

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to work with moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, etc.)
• Ability to work in an open planned office / individual office
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal for extended periods
• Ability to sit in a car or on a plane for extended periods

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification.  They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CELEROS FLOW TECHNOLOGY VALUES

All Celeros divisions are committed to the effective use of the Celeros Values.  It is important that all employees understand and utilize these values when performing the duties of his/her position.

INTEGRITY:  We work safely and respect our employees, business partners & environment. We always lead by example.

SPEED:  In our mission to bring mission-critical flow control equipment to the world, energy in our actions & urgency.

ACCOUNTABILITY:  We stand behind our actions and deliver on our promises.

PARTNERSHIP:  We collaborate across our teams & our customers to win together. We rely on each other to deliver the best outcome & celebrate successes.

EXCELLENCE:  We are passionate about being the best at engineering, manufacturing & maintaining mission-critical equipment.  We seek quality & community improvement in every interaction.

QUALITY

Quality encompasses all aspects of Celeros’ business, and every employee shares the responsibility to prevent the occurrence of any nonconformity relating to product, process and the quality system.  All employees have an obligation to identify and record any such nonconformity, and through designed channels, initiate and recommend solutions.

CELEROS Flow Technology is an equal opportunity employer.