A unique and cutting-edge automotive technology company in Kidlington who is continuing to expand, creating opportunities across the business are looking for an Automotive Parts & Buyer Administrator to carry out their unique roles within the company while supporting, and being supported by, the wider team. They are a growing business with plenty of scope for career progression and it is a key role for the operational success of the business

Roles:

• The role will focus on managing vendor relationships and will involve working closely with internal and external stakeholders. It is a diverse role, covering technical and non-technical buying, and managing how purchased items The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic individual with previous experience in a similar purchasing role.
• There are two main elements to the role:
• Procuring parts and consumables for vehicles and the wider business
• Managing the procurement of parts that we have made to our own designs, principally in the UK, China and the USA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sourcing and placement of orders for contract and non-contract items using manual requisitions and digital parts requisition systems
• ​​Negotiation of lower pricing whenever possible.
• Maintenance of Supplier details on the procurement system and review of supplier performance.
• Responsible for monitoring supplier performance and developing improvement programmes.
• Maintenance of minimum stock levels against parts system requirements.
• Adjust parts system component parameters to achieve on time availability and appropriate batch sizes.
• Progress and chase outstanding PO's in liaison with Production management
• Control goods inwards, and stock management
• Assist in other areas of the Company as required against reasonable requests

Requirements:

The successful candidate needs to have a proven history in working in an automotive environment with a in a small to medium enterprise.

Knowledge of automotive parts and buying, be flexible and an excellent communicator.

Have a can-do attitude, working well on own initiative as well as being part of the wider team

Proficient in MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, Teams, etc.)

Desirable Experience: Ability to read and understand engineering drawings and data

Salary offered is between £30 - £35k, Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm or 8.30am - 5.00pm, plus onsite parking.