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Scope: Responsible for the quality, price, and delivery of purchased goods against planned deliveries ensuring all requirements are achieved, to meet both business and customer expectations.

Principal Duties:

• Proactive approach to delivering associated strategy development, supplier management, process control and day to day stakeholder management under collaborative programme delivery.
• Responsible for commodity strategy development
• Works closely with all operational teams; production, quality, design, supply chain to ensure continuity of supply
• Manage effective supplier relationships for assigned commodities including Business Reviews / Supplier Visits
• Expediting Documentation/Deliveries.
• Raising Request for Quotation’s from Project Requirement Planning and generate Purchase Order with most competitive suppliers to satisfy business expectations.
• Follow NCN Process.

Skills and Experience:

• Demonstrable experience of procurement in engineering manufacturing
• Ability to foster excellent relationships with suppliers
• A thorough understanding of ERP/MRP, purchasing tools and techniques; Negotiation skills
• Displaying a sense of urgency; Planning, prioritising and organisational skills
• Excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail
• IT Literate, including Windows, Office, etc.

Qualifications:

• CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing) Qualification.

CNC operator for a Mazak Quick Turn Lathe.  The position requires apprentice-trained metal machinists with CNC Programming Skills.  Knowledge of Mazatrol Smooth G control systems would be a particular advantage.

Scope: To provide professional Technical and Commercial offers in a timely manner and to enter clear concise orders onto the Business system as agreed with the Sales Office Manager and in accordance with the KKI Business System (KBS).

Principal Duties:

• Sizing, Selection and Pricing of Control and Choke valves to meet customer specific process and requirements. This will involve liaison with other departments when required.
• Enquiry / contract specification review identifying areas of concerns regarding Technical / Quality and all other areas within the business.
• Preparing Tender in Line with their Bid Package requirements and in accordance with KOSO Kent Introl procedures and agreed business methodologies specific to the country or region being supported.
• Follow up on quotations submitted to ascertain whether customer requires further clarification, support for order outcome.
• Support geographical offices in terms of technical support
• Entering Sales Purchase Orders.
• Direct Customer Contact.
• Obtaining Technical / Quality / HSE information.
• Communication with internal and external company representatives.
• Challenging the systems and processes within the company to drive improved efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Ensuring Kent Introl interests are protected by complying with all UK and EU legislation with regards to export control.
• Integrating with external and internal support resources to ensure delivery of the annual budget and department objectives are met
• Support and advise other Sales Engineers where required.
• Supporting of other Departments within the business where Sales input is required.

Other Duties:

• General clerical work.
• Covering colleagues in their absence.
• Travel Internationally and in the UK
• Covering Aftermarket as required.
• Liaising with Sub-suppliers.
• Any other duties as directed by the Sales Office Manager / Sales Director.
• Accurate checking of orders against quotations, accurate order entry using the Sizing software, PLM and other processes
• Ensuring the accuracy of information at each hand over element of an order, including but not limited to accurate Data sheets (CVTS), Quality plans and deliveries. This is to minimise downstream process errors.
• Accurate logging of enquiries, orders and correspondence on the data base

Skills and Experience:

• Good communication, literacy, presentation, computer and organisation skills.
• The ability to work under pressure and to meet tight deadlines.
• Good product knowledge.
• Knowledge of bought-out items.
• The ability to work as part of a team.
• Understand quality, HSE and commercial issues.
• Technical awareness.
• Market knowledge.
• Experience within a general engineering background.
• Technical sales experience selling to End users and contractors.
• Control & Choke Valves sizing and selection experience.
• A working knowledge of API 6A would be beneficial.

Qualifications:

Qualifications to HNC Level (or equivalent) or significant experience within the Sales Environment.