Buyer/Expeditor

Company: Don Valley Engineering

Department: Contracts

Reporting to: Contracts Director

Salary: Competitive, based on skills and experience

Benefits: Contributory pension, 33 days annual leave (incl. Bank holidays)

Base: Sandall Stones Road, Kirk Sandall, Doncaster DN3 1QR

About Don Valley Engineering

The Don Valley Group are a multi-disciplinary engineering company specialising in delivering bulk material handling projects across a range of industries. Customer satisfaction is our primary focus, and quality plays a critical role in our ability to achieve our relationships with clients during the course of the contract. A great opportunity has arrived to join a growing vibrant company as we are looking to appoint a high calibre individual to collaborate with our team of experienced professionals and engineers in a dynamic environment.

Main activities & responsibilities:

• Review engineering drawings and identify suitable suppliers (in house or external) of bespoke fabrications and proprietary equipment
• Prepare and issue enquiry documentation identifying quality and delivery requirements
• Evaluate and verify quotations meet enquiry requirements
• Raise purchase order documents according to the existing approval level
• Breakdown engineering drawings into bill of materials and issue for in house manufacture
• Arrange Inspections as required to comply with DVE and client quality requirements
• Expedite in house and external supply chain to ensure on time deliveries
• Review and answer in a timely manner issues raised by in house and external supply chain associated with the supply of goods
• Process any Non-conformances
• Maintain all documentation control in accordance with DVE quality system
• Carry out and verify purchase reporting on budget and programme

Qualifications/Experience/Skills:

• Approximately 5+ years’ relevant experience
• Solid background in fabrication / mechanical engineering
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings
• IT knowledge, including Outlook, Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills and time management skills
• Ability to organise and prioritise workload, maintain confidentiality, and produce/process documents accurately
• Ability to set and meet personal targets, combined with the flexibility to adjust to workload priorities to take account of new deadlines
• Takes pride in their work and adopts a positive attitude to work
• Ability to work in a small, cross-functional team in a fast-paced environment

Note: This job description is not exhaustive and will be subject to periodic review. It may be amended to meet the changing needs of the business. The post-holder will be expected to participate in this process, and we will aim to reach an agreement on any changes.