Supply Chain Undergraduate Niftylift Limited is a private UK company, which was founded in 1985, and has achieved sustained sales growth year on year to become one of the world's leading designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms.
With over 75% of our products exported, we have a vast sales and dealer export network across 40+ countries worldwide, supported by 400+ employees in the UK, based across three centres of excellence manufacturing sites.
Responsible to: Head of Purchasing and Supply Chain / (Senior) Commodity Manager Internal liaison with: All employees, but predominantly - the Purchasing and Supply Chain department, Design and Engineering, Production management, Niftylift Fabrications facility, Manufacturing Engineering, and Quality Engineers.
External liaison with the Company supplier base, via regular visits, face to face meeting, e-mail & phone.
1 Main Tasks : Undertaking a relevant project or multiple projects for the duration of the secondment Prepare, manage, and communicate project plans and schedules, and maintain comprehensive project documentation Analyse data to evaluate potential issues and risks before they occur, including parts shortages, supplier stability and bill of material costs Supporting the team in developing and maintaining a competitive and reliable supply base Participate in the creation and management of cross functional commodity sourcing strategies which are designed to deliver a robust and sustainable supply base Capacity and lead time analysis to ensure the current and future build requirements are achieved and protected by the supply base Support with identifying of Purchasing and Supply risks in association with growth projections and all new model sourcing Supporting cost down initiatives across the company through product benchmarking, early supplier engagement, design to cost and best cost country initiatives Assisting in the delivery of key performance objectives including material cost reductions (direct and indirect) in current projects Assisting in the selection and nomination of suppliers through the review of capability, cost, quality and sustainability measures Supply base management, relationship building and issue resolution Provide support to Design / Engineering / Manufacturing and QA departments to investigate and successfully implement new components, innovations and technologies identified the supply base research Continuous seeking of measurable performance improvement opportunities Representing the Purchasing department in cross functional meetings, including Stakeholder reviews, ensuring compliance to the purchasing processes and recommending improvements to processes Support the Supply Chain team to ensure component availability meets all programme requirements, including the monitoring of schedules Utilising MS Office systems and tools to an intermediate level 2 Qualifications & experience Studying towards a degree in Procurement and Supply chain management A general knowledge of Engineering, Manufacturing process A good level of PC literacy.
3 Characteristics Enthusiastic, motivated individual who can operate at the highest level within a dynamic environment, with a willingness to take on challenges Confident and professional manner when dealing with internal and external customers and stakeholders Multi-tasking experience and flexibility to address immediate priorities and still manage deadlines with longer-term projects and strategic initiatives Task performance driven and keen to progress, with a passion to succeed Innovative mindset, with the ability to generate new ideas and translate them into tangible results Self-motivated and task-orientated Flexible and adaptable, analytical and logical Attention to detail and having a high degree of accuracy but at the same time being able to see the 'bigger picture' A strong individual capable of working at pace using their initiative whilst being an excellent team player 4 Benefits Annual bonus (for indication only) based on recent average £500 per annum 25 days holiday (increases with service, up to 30 days), plus bank holidays Staff discounts Cycle to Work Scheme Referral Scheme Discounted gym memberships Free on-site parking Subsidised refreshments (lunch and drink options).
Free quarterly company lunches Free family events Health cover scheme for dental, optical etc.
(Kids membership included for free) 5% contributory pension Life insurance scheme Workwear (including safety shoes and PPE) On-site changing rooms and showers 5 Salary Competitive.
6 Closing date 31 st January 2025.
Please note that the advert can close early if we reach a substantial number of applications.
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