Buyer (Permanent)

Do you have proven experience as a Buyer within a manufacturing procurement environment?

If so IrvinGQ now have a fantastic opportunity available for a Buyer to join our team based in Llangeinor.

In return for your hard work as our Buyer, you can expect to receive a competitive salary of £28,000 - £32,000 plus excellent benefits, including:

• Working a 4-day week, Monday to Thursday
• Pension scheme (employer contribution up to 6.5%)
• Income Protection
• Group Life Assurance
• Subsidised canteen
• Free tea and coffee

Who are we looking for?

The ideal Buyer will have extensive experience within a Manufacturing or Engineering environment. You will have proven negotiation and supplier management skills as well as regulated industry experience, Aerospace and Defence preferred. You will also have:

• CIPS Qualification (ideally)
• Ability to negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings.
• IT literacy, preferably with extensive Excel knowledge
• In-depth working knowledge of ERP systems
• Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance

What will I be doing?

As a Buyer in the Procurement team, you will undertake procurement and logistical tasks to coordinate material deliveries for production build schedules, whilst controlling various key business performance indicators such as stock levels, material cost and supply chain performance. Duties include:

• Supplier relationship management; including supplier performance and change management
• Liaise extensively with key stakeholders to ensure requirements are clearly defined prior to sourcing
• Management of purchase orders within ERP system, ensuring expediting activities are undertaken to support business need, whilst inventory is efficiently managed
• Manage and support costing activities into Bids by analysing key data to evaluate price and costs
• Possible travel between business site in Llangeinor and Bridgend will be required
• Ensure compliance with legislation of import / export of goods
• Ensuring Procurement Best Practice approach is adhered to

About IrvinGQ

IrvinGQ is a market-leading business (constituent companies being IrvinGQ Ltd and IrvinGQ France SASU).  We employ 340 in total and the Company comprises of two Business Units of EW (Electronic Warfare) and ADAS (Aerial Delivery & Survivability). 

IrvinGQ operates as an independent division of its ultimate parent company, Transdigm Group Inc (“TDG”), which is a $4 Billion US public company (listed on NYSE) which operates in the aerospace & defence market.

If you are looking for your next challenge as our Buyer, then we want to hear from you, please click APPLY!

No terminology in this advert is intended to be deemed discriminatory. We are happy to accept applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, gender, race, religion, disability, sexual orientation or marital status.