Flex

manufacturing

SeniorIndirectProcurementBuyer

Kendal, United Kingdom FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Senior Indirect Procurement Buyer at Flex. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. coordinating activities involved with procuring indirect materials and high portion on Facilities and Capex approved spend. Using different forms of caring– e-auction, sealed, open care”

What You'll Achieve.

knowledge of KPI's and drive to meet them

Industry & Context.

manufacturing
Problems you'll solve

Ability to apply common sense comprehension to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form; Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Eligibility Requirements

Travel opportunities (role dependent)

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Eligible to work in the UK

Nice to Have

Background in Mechanical and/or Electrical engineering

What You'll Do.

coordinating activities involved with procuring indirect materials and high portion on Facilities and Capex approved spend

Using different forms of caring– e-auction

In-direct Procurement of non-standard materials and services on aQuire basis

Processing the requests received in the aQuire system within 48 hours

sending out the request for proposal

Compare the offers and select the best one

Interpreting contracts

dealing with the legal department representative and cross-functional areas

arranging signatures and ensuring mailing

Managing the recruitment of suppliers

Requesting and documenting safety data sheets

Continuous monitoring

maintenance and updating of minimum stocks

Preparation and recording of reports

End-to-end ownership of sourcing and tendering activities through to contract execution

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Ongoing and close participation with cross-functional teams, the global IP team and the Flex GBS team; Agile participation in English language conference calls, meetings, representing the IP team; Constant liaison with suppliers and peers; Close cooperation with global, regional, and local stakeholders in a non-silo, partnership-driven setup

Communication Scope

Ability to read, research and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; Experience in writing reports, business correspondence and procedures and to effectively present information and acknowledges to questions from groups; English language conference calls, meetings

Process & Methodology

Overall management of global projects

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