Senior Materials Planner Buyer

Job Title 

Senior Materials Planner / Buyer

Location  

Redditch

About Us

Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

Job Summary

Responsible for the procurement of goods and/or raw materials. Supports cost down initiatives, payment terms and supplier contracts. Ensure operations have robust and cost-effective supply chains are in place.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all purchasing functions related to the procurement of goods and/or raw materials as assigned, including source selection, negotiations, order placement and follow up. 
• Negotiate prices and lead times with vendors that are not part of a corporate contracts.
• Resolves all supplier issues related to quotation conflicts.
• Reviews and evaluates drawings to estimate quantity and type of materials, parts, or other required items.  Analyses specifications and determines the best source of procurement.
• Analyses and identify sourcing trends to determine corrective action plans, which may result in looking for a new supplier, increasing/decreasing an order or re-work to salvage a part.  Monitors purchase price variances and resolve any issues with the supplier.
• Co-Ordinates purchasing activities between Gardner Denver management and customers to develop standard and non-standard issues.  Research alternative vendors during shortage periods.
• Reviews material quantities and dates required determining accurate start and completion dates and communicates any issues to management.
• Supports and participates in business improvements including Lean and 5S activities as required.
• Plan and place material purchase orders to ensure that material flow to the plant is in line with the customer demand/company plan (MPS/MRP), with the use of schedules, consignment stock, kanban, and other order systems as required.
• Expedite orders and maintain supplier delivery performance in order to maintain the production plan.    
• Actively manage Supplier Delivery performance through the use of KPI's and routine performance reviews with critical suppliers.
• Undertake any other duties as may be reasonably required within the scope of the role.
• Responsible for all purchasing functions related to the procurement of goods / raw materials.
• Analyse and identify sourcing trends to determine corrective action plans.
• Work with Production to ensure no line stoppages.
• Responsible for all new major contract parts for High Pressure
• Attend Shortage Meetings
• Work with Suppliers to improve Delivery Performance
• Escalation with Suppliers, follow up meeting and visits if required.
• Training of new Purchasing Team
• Support where required.

Basic Qualifications

• CIPS Certification or equivalent.

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Fully site based.

Key Competencies

• Experience of casting and machining (including managing subcontract machine shops)
• Proven materials management and purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven record of cost down achievements.
• Experience of improving NWC, through extending payment terms, reducing inventory, agreeing stocking policies.
• Experience of scheduling, MRP, MPS and consignment stocking
• Demonstrative proactive approach and initiative in problem solving.
• Ability to communicate and interface diplomatically and effectively with all levels of the organisation, external suppliers etc.
• Able to work on own initiative and as member of small team.
• Detail orientated.

What we Offer

• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)
• 7% Employer Pension Contribution
• Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary
• Cycle scheme (After probation period)
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year of employment)
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
• Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies