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Position Summary:

Reporting to the Managing Director of Spincraft, Newcastle Upon Tyne, the successful candidate will be a key member of the Site Team. Spincraft supplies complex metal components to the commercial aerospace, energy and defense industries. The Purchasing role leads and supports the division’s business development goals through the management of purchasing of all material to meet production schedules and customer requirements. The position oversees all procurement functions. The Purchasing role collaborates with other site functional leaders to ensure effective communication and teamwork that drives the completion of site objectives. The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of progressive Supply Chain/Purchasing leadership experience in a manufacturing environment as well as possess qualifications in Supply Chain Management or similar discipline. The Purchasing role will be required to be an analytical problem-solver, and possess a high degree of emotional intelligence that gives voice to the Standex Values of Integrity, Accountability, Teamwork, and Innovation.

Responsibilities:

Assure all activities of the department meet EHS policies and guidelines

Manage activities related to strategic or tactical purchasing, support proposal activities, shipping and receiving.

Hands-on purchasing to support manufacturing operations.

Define performance metrics for measurement, comparison, or evaluation of supply chain factors such as product cost or quality

Implement new or improved supply chain processes to increase efficiency or performance

Research and evaluate suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, production and distribution capabilities, and the supplier’s reputation and history. Identify new sources of Purchasing and services and ensure that they are qualified to perform, within limitations of scope and authority. Prepare and approve purchase orders, solicit bid proposals and review requisitions for goods and services. Maintain records in the ERP system of items purchased, costs and deliveries.

Review unacceptable goods/services with outside vendors. Monitor shipments to ensure that goods arrive on time and resolve problems related to undelivered goods or other shipment errors.

Define, manage and optimize all activities for making Purchasing and information flow; ensure production planning based on requirements (products, quality, volume, sourcing and deadlines) in a cost-effective manner.

Advise on production schedules when required (due to material shortages, backlogs, or other interruptions), collaborating with Production, Quality, Engineering and Business Development.

Confer with site associates and vendors to coordinate production and shipping activities to resolve delivery-related complaints and to eliminate delays

Assure suppliers meet all supplier quality management system requirements, require 95% or greater OTD, monitor non-conformances, routine supplier audits coordinated with the Quality team

Working with the manufacturing, engineering and quality team, review and monitor supply chain demands for successful new product development

Advocate a safe and professional work environment

Foster an environment of cooperation and teamwork with all functional disciplines/departments (operations, business development, engineering, finance, quality)

Qualifications and Experience:

5+ years progressive supply chain/Purchasing management experience, preferably in manufacturing of metal components.

Understanding of financial documents, ERP systems (preferably experience with Epicor), Microsoft office

Qualified in Supply Chain Management or related discipline

An Ideal Candidate Would Bring:

Excellent negotiation skills

Excellent interpersonal, analytical and communication skills; a succinct verbal and written communication style. Good listener

Humility, integrity, and respect; the unique ability to balance the need to be self-assured with the equally important need to communicate and manage effectively to appropriate outcomes

Astute, with strong business acumen and the pragmatic ability to recognize the effect of decisions on the customer and business

Ability to manage, up, down, and to work well with peers, ability to push back without alienating others