Sourcing Specialist / Buyer
Cheltenham
Role: Fulfilment Specialist
Location: Cheltenham
Duration: 12 months
Rate: £25.99
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About our client:
A global leader in aviation, dedicated to advancing the future of flight through innovation and precision engineering. With a rich legacy of excellence, they design and manufactures world-class jet engines and systems for commercial, military, and business aviation. Committed to sustainability and cutting-edge technology, they are shaping the next generation of aerospace solutions. Be part of their visionary team and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in flight technology
Fulfilment Specialist
We have a great opportunity for a Fulfilment Specialist to join our client's busy team in Cheltenham. In this role you would be responsible for material delivery execution and supplier performance, ensuring products arrive on-time to support our client's production lines.
The Fulfilment Specialist will own the alignment and fulfilment of the orderbook, therefore driving action and accountability with our client's sub-tier suppliers and internal stakeholders.
Supplier & Order Book Management
- Responsible for ensuring the delivery of product into our client to support multiple production lines and value streams
- Drive accountability with your portfolio of suppliers to ensure order-book execution and alignment of demand across multiple platforms and value streams, which may require occasional travel
- Have a focused and analytical approach to order-book management in a challenging and changing environment, ensuring adequate and appropriate supplier meetings are scheduled to meet business goals
- Ensure open communication is had with the appropriate team members and escalations levels to establish and present problematic periods, therefore actively reporting on recovery plans and action status
- Ensure reject material is returned to suppliers in a timely fashion for rework, replacement or credit using repair and/or debit orders process
- Effectively monitor Purchase Queries, Non-Conformance, Corrective Actions and Production Permits to maintain material availability
- Ensure that cadence supplier engagement is in-line with risk levels and potential impact to our client's production lines
- Invoice query reconciliation and problem resolution
- Occasional travel
Required Qualifications/ Characteristics
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Ability to demonstrate high performance within a Sourcing/Fulfilment environment.
- Strong oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal, leadership and negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Time Management skills with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment whilst receiving multiple and competing priorities
- Strong customer mind-set
- Proven analytical and organisational ability with strong demonstrated Excel skills
- Invoice queries and issue resolution
- As part of the Sourcing Organisation the Fulfilment Specialist may be required to support sourcing activity covering commodity or program activities
Desired experience and skills
- Knowledge of Oracle ERP
- Lean/Continuous training and implementation
- Previous people management experience
- Action planning
Please apply if you want to be part of a leading global Aerospacee, and defence company that delivers complex, mission-critical solutions!
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Recruiter: Manpower UK
Salary: £25 to £30 Per Hour
Reference: BBBH414276