Purchasing Senior Administrator

A vacancy has arisen for a Senior Administrator specialising in Purchasing. 

Amongst others, the main tasks include that the selected candidate:

• Works on the sourcing loop, including negotiation and recommendation where applicable, of products and materials and then oversees the timeliness / quality of the purchasing process as may be needed;
• Co-ordinates, and where applicable, owns the Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) system;
• Ensures Just In Time (JIT) where applicable;
• Ensures correct data in applicable systems and Purchase Orders (POs);
• Follows and carries out all relevant ISO procedures and contributes to their improvement where relevant;
• Co-ordinates supplier repairs with the Engineering Services Department within the set deadlines as may be needed;
• Challenges and oversees that any stocks carried by the Company for which s/he is responsible are truly necessary;
• Co-ordinates deliveries with the relevant suppliers (including those within the Group if needed) and with end internal customer using approved Company processes;
• Works to ensure that relevant stakeholders are kept up to date with correct information relating to any applicable purchasing milestone or key data figure.

Interested candidates ought to be practical yet have an eye for detail and good communication and analytical skills together with a MQF level 3 in Mathematics and English. Furthermore the chosen candidate should ideally:

• Have a MQF level 4 of education in a relevant subject and/ or hold education certificates in Accounts/ Business Studies/ Economics and/or hold education certificates in a relevant technical subject;
• Have good knowledge of Company software and Microsoft Office applications especially Excel and Word;
• Have relevant previous experience in a purchasing or procurement function. Those with experience in a production process that shares similarities with Playmobil’s will be preferred.

The person selected will be given relevant training on the job including that related to the use of Company software.