Procurement Lead - Electrical Job Listing at Anord Mardix in Kendal (Job ID WD194763)

Description

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, is a global leader in critical power solutions. With facilities around the globe, Anord Mardix leads in critical power infrastructure, supporting a myriad of industries, from financial institutions to data centers.

At Anord Mardix, we welcome people of all backgrounds. We develop skill sets, encourage curiosity, and enable empowerment – we turn jobs into careers. If this sounds interesting, we'd like to meet you. 

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, are a global group that manufactures switchgear and associated products for installation in mission-critical and live commercial buildings ranging from data centres to the international headquarters of some of the world's largest companies.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we're looking to add a Procurement Lead – Electrical located in Kendal.

Reporting to the UK Procurement Manager, the Procurement Lead - Electrical will lead the Electrical Buying team, within the wider Procurement team, leading on cost savings and sourcing new suppliers, whilst managing relationships with existing suppliers.  

What a typical day looks like:

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets

• Provide analysis on costs for new and existing projects, and review cost reduction activities

• Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings, utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods

• Conduct research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality

• In conjunction with Design, monitor accuracy of Bills of Material providing feedback when appropriate

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan, and facilitate on-time material delivery to production to minimise disruption to production schedules

• Where shortages arise, swift action is taken to minimise the impact on production and solutions are communicated to all impacted stakeholders

• Provide trend analysis on repeat material shortages and implementation on corrective/preventative actions

• Provide a link between Planning, Production, Projects, and Warehousing

• Manage the scheduling of priority conflicts with suppliers

• Develop a suite of KPIs to be shared monthly, including input to supplier performance

• Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement

• Develop and maintain good relationships with suppliers and ensure demand for materials is met and deliveries made on time

• Hold and Chair regular supplier meetings, at least monthly with our key suppliers, to oversee, strengthen and maximise the value of our relationships

• Resolve supplier concerns and evaluate supplier performance

• Management of people, including performance management when appropriate, to ensure that they are developed, coached and capable of performing the role designated

• Completing ad hoc tasks as directed

The experience we're looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of procurement experience

• Degree level experience, MCIPs or a similar field desirable

• Experience within a manufacturing or engineering business would be beneficial

• Proficient with MS Office, particularly Excel, as well as ten-key, spreadsheet (PC) and ERP software

• Ability to read, research and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedures and to effectively present information and acknowledges to questions from groups

• Experience in calculating figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume

• 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

• Supplier Relationship Management

What you'll receive for the great work you provide:

• An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work, valued for your contribution, and celebrated for your success;

• A competitive salary and benefits package which includes:

  • A merit-based annual pay review

  • Enhanced annual leave

  • Employee recognition scheme and long service awards

  • Referral bonus

  • Volunteer days

  • Group Life Insurance, including a death in service payment and access to a virtual GP service 24/7 365 days a year

  • Sick pay scheme

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

• Flexible/Remote/Hybrid Work based on your Job Function

• Travel opportunities (role dependent)

• Support in your well-being by access to

  • Employee Assistance Programme offering free access to qualified counsellors and expert advice

  • On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders

• Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.)

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.

Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people's lives.

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Anord Mardix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and employment selection decisions are based on merit, qualifications, and abilities. We celebrate diversity and do not discriminate based on: age, race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, pregnancy status, or any other status protected by law. We're happy to provide reasonable accommodations to those with a disability for assistance in the application process. Please email accessibility@flex.com and we'll discuss your specific situation and next steps (NOTE: this email does not accept or consider resumes or applications. This is only for disability assistance. To be considered for a position at Anord Mardix, you must complete the application process first).