Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing outstanding requisitions, in accordance with KPIs.
• Liaising with business stakeholders, supply chain management and suppliers.
• Coordinating purchasing requirements, prioritising workload to meet deadlines.
• Reviewing and resolving items placed in quarantine that have goods receipt discrepancies.
• Converting requisitions to purchase orders and release approved POs.
• Managing outstanding POs whilst expediting internally/externally and reconciling open orders against requirements.
• Resolving any invoice discrepancies in a timely manner.
• Liaising with management to ensure purchasing activity supports planned activity.
• Running shortage reports from SAP and reporting/managing data.
• Maintaining awareness and reporting supplier performance.
• Communicating purchasing data based on performance of part and supplier.
• Understanding and developing turnaround time with suppliers to improve performance and reduce inventory.
• Avoiding delay in returns and consequent penalties for return of core items.
• Understanding and complying with airworthiness legislation.
• Liaising with suppliers to expedite requirements where necessary and challenging/reporting poor performance.

Our client is seeking a candidate with the following skills and experience:

• Experience in a fast-paced purchasing/procurement environment.
• Knowledge of ERP systems, supplier management and repair management.
• Excellent communication skills, capable of developing positive working relationships.
• Organised and analytical.
• Strong IT skills (Microsoft Office).
• Ability to act proactively and prioritise work with limited supervision.
• Ability to negotiate and influence both internally and with suppliers.

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