Supply Chain & Costing Administrator

Location: Bridgend
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 36 per week
Salary: £25,000 to £28,000 depending on experience
Benefits: Pension Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Company Sick Pay, Healthcare Cash plan
 
About Us:
 
IrvinGQ is a world-leading supplier of parachutes, aerial delivery systems and naval decoys to customers around the world. We create innovative products that our customers know they can rely on in highly challenging conditions where there are no second chances. Our systems must work right first time, every time. If you want to be part of a collaborative and supportive team that helps customers achieve their goals through great engineering and are passionate about creating a safer, greener workplace, then we want to hear from you!
 
About the Role:
 
We are currently seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Supply Chain & Costing Administrator to join our dynamic team. This pivotal role will focus on compiling costings and ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimates for both new and established finished products, ensuring that all requirements align with internal costing processes and sales requests.
 
Supply Chain & Costing Administrator Primary Responsibilities:

Ensure and monitor that the organization complies to all applicable health, safety & environmental laws, Complete product costings in line with requests from sales, keeping team updated on progress
Verify product manufacturing capability 
Seek best value material prices, by evaluating the demand generated from costing against current stock
Request quotations from suppliers and sub-contractors and negotiate (if necessary)
Work closely with buyers where necessary
Evaluate supplier minimum order quantities and impact on costing
Analyse the requirement and identify potential to increase competitiveness in the marketplace
Liaise with all other relevant departments when necessary to understand technical or demand requirements
Be able to present outcome of costings to management at bid reviews and be able to articulate the rationale for the information provided
When requested, represent purchasing team at key project meetings, to ensure any project driven purchasing requirements and PO expediting requirements are understood and feedback is given to relevant buyers
Support project managers with any ad-hoc supply chain related tasks
Place purchase orders for approved company requisitions
Be able to cover buying and expediting functions as required
 
Supply Chain & Costing Administrator Requirements:
 
Essential skills and Qualifications:

Results orientated
Attention to detail
Good commercial awareness
Good organisational and administrative skills
Ability to work to deadlines with a proactive approach
Analytical thinker
Good communicator
Excellent Microsoft 365 skills
Working knowledge of ERP systems
Relevant experience in a similar costing role
Experience of contacting and negotiating with suppliers
Ability to work as part of a supply chain team as well as cross departmentally
Order expediting experience
Ability to identify ways of streamlining/improving existing processes
 
Helpful skills and experience:

Project management and/or project controller experience (desirable)
Procurement experience (desirable)
Ability to understand technical drawings (desirable)
Advanced Excel skills (desirable)

You may also have experience in the following: Purchasing, Supply Chain Manager, Supply Chain Coordinator, Buyer, FMGC Supply, Transport Coordinator, Supply planner. Purchasing Administrator, Supply Chain Administrator, Supply Chain coordinator etc.

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