Procurement Assistant – Newcastle
Stadler
Date: 1 day ago
City: Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Contract type: Contractor
Your duties will include:
- Monitor and evaluate supplier performance, providing feedback to relevant stakeholders and escalating significant concerns promptly to prevent or minimise impact on business operations.
- Highlight potential obsolescence issues based on supply chain insights and assist in identifying alternative solutions, products, or suppliers as needed.
- Liaise with suppliers, internal stakeholders (Procurement, Technical, Production), and third-party service providers to manage expectations, foster collaboration, and ensure compliance across the supply chain.
- Recommend sources of supply and procure goods and services, ensuring cost-effective savings within the procurement function's control.
- Provide professional advice on procurement strategies, including supplier selection, product availability, lead times, and sourcing options to support effective work planning.
- Ensure all goods are stored, replenished, and managed efficiently, securely, and safely, advising on adjustments to minimum stock levels and reordering points as necessary.
- Conduct periodic inventory checks to verify stock levels for reordering, identifying discrepancies or irregularities to maintain accurate stock data.
- Highlight potential obsolescence or excess stock issues and collaborate on solutions, including alternative products or suppliers.
- Expedite orders when necessary to ensure continuous product and service availability.
- Coordinate with the supply chain to expedite repairs, replacements, or calibration of tools and equipment used for maintenance.
- Liaise with the Finance Department to ensure invoice values accurately reflect the agreed prices for goods and services received.
- Input, analyse, and maintain data within electronic management systems such as SRMS, ensuring accurate and timely information.
- Support the business in ensuring trains are provided as required, meeting safety, reliability, presentation, and environmental standards.
- Promote and embed a zero-harm culture within the production and supply chain functions.
- Demonstrate value-based behaviour, setting a positive example and challenging inappropriate values or behaviours.
- Perform any other relevant duties as assigned within reason in line with business needs.
- Experience in procurement or supply chain management, or an equivalent qualification.
- Proven experience working in teams and engaging with stakeholders.
- Ability to work in a demanding environment to tight deadlines.
- Demonstrates a customer-driven attitude focused on quality.
- Flexible and willing to support colleagues, with good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Proven experience working in a changing environment.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to complex discussions with key stakeholders, including internal functional areas and external agencies.
- A passion for continuous improvement, operational excellence, and enhancing the end-user experience.
- Good IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft packages.
- Medically fit and subject to both random and “for cause” drugs and alcohol testing.
- May be required to work temporarily at other Stadler or customer locations.
- Formal education at least to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in an appropriate subject area.
- Railway or engineering experience.
- Proven experience in identifying and mitigating risks within the supply chain.
- Contract management experience.
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