Job Title : Materials Administrator
Department : Purchasing Department
Location : Wrexham
Reporting to : Purchasing Manager
Salary: Negotiable
Role & Objectives:
To aid the implementation of modern, best practice, global purchasing and supplier development practices, to maintain stock levels that is necessary to facilitate the business, re-acting to production increases and declines without shortage or overstocking.
Key Responsibilities:
Producing monthly reports.
Recommending revisions to stock holding strategies to improve stock availability.
Revising orders as to production requirements including pulling orders in (to avoid shortages) and pushing orders out (to avoid overstocking).
To participate in the strategies for a rationalised supplier base.
Creating purchase orders.
Assisting Stores with queries.
To recommend alternate sources of supply of components(in liaison with engineering, to include design reviews to achieve component commonality)
Efficient clearing of invoice queries.
Back-flushing pass tickets.
Shipping ‘Q’s as required.
Participation in the monthly finished goods counts.
Assisting production with stock queries and resolving.
Confirming orders -checking pricing and delivery.
Cycle counting stock and verifying against system.
Creation of purchase orders & recommending & once approved creation of order schedules with suppliers.
Day to day purchasing of parts for production.
Supplier Visits & Audits.
Collection from suppliers.
Other: There may be a requirement to visit suppliers from time to time and this could incur overnight stay dependant on the location.
Qualifications:
Relative to role, Good analytical skills, Successful track record within a Materials Control function, with proven directly – relevant achievements, Previous experience of stock control / management, ideally with experience of UK & overseas suppliers & terms
If you are interested in this vacancy please apply in writing with your CV to:
Sandra Forkin HR & HS Manager
Imperial Machine Company,
Unit 1 Abbey Road,
Wrexham Industrial Estate,
Wrexham
LL13 9RF
email sandraf@imco.co.uk
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