Purchase Engineer Vendor Tooling - Warwickshire (DRP-92910)

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Purchase Engineer Vendor Tooling
Warwickshire, England

Our automotive client is a market leader in luxury and high volume off-road vehicles, designing and manufacturing in the Midlands. They require a person to assist the Buyer in sourcing a variety of products from the simple to the complex in terms of process engineering and design.
Working within the purchasing IM Vendor team focussed on parts with no known supplier source. Experience and judgement to initiate and analyse quotations to recommend suppliers and manufacturing/ assembly process to achieve order fulfilment by minimising lead times and closely monitoring delivery of timing commitments. Identification of suitable suppliers will require interrogating part history or to engineer alternative (at times innovative and creative) service solutions. Able to evaluate robustness and capability of manufacturing process to ensure compliant and cost effective product supply. Required to work directly buyers, pre-procurement, parts engineering, pricing, engineering and the planning teams to gather all required information to allow the team to make best sourcing decisions. Providing essential documentation promptly and accurately enabling Buyers to implement actions swiftly and without error. Some travel will be required within the role.
This position requires purchasing and technical /quality experience with project management skills, be prepared to consider alternative means of order fulfilment/ manufacture and an appreciation of financial/ business case evaluation. An understanding of processes and systems (GBOM, WERS, SAP) would be highly beneficial. Must be able to work effectively as part of a team or under own initiative in a pressurised environment. Must be an effective communicator and work with all levels of personnel, inside and outside of the company including frequent contact/ support on-site reviews with external supplier representatives/ management.
Engineer or Business Graduate with ability to understand technical drawings and requirements.
Education Preferred:
CIPS or studying for CIPS may be advantage

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.