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Role: Buyer

Location:Kidde, Station Road, Bentham, Lancaster, LA2 7NA, UK

Full/ Part-time: Fulltime

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Carrier Global Corporation, global leader in intelligent climate and energy solutions is committed to creating solutions that matter for people and our planet for generations to come. From the beginning, we've led in inventing new technologies and entirely new industries. Today, we continue to lead because we have a world-class, diverse workforce that puts the customer at the center of everything we do.

About the role

At Carrier, we build and maintain comfortable, accessible, efficient, healthy, safe, secure and sustainable environments. Carrier’s Fire & Security Products (FSP) business builds technology that saves lives and protects property by offering leading fire and security systems solutions globally.

Carrier Fire & Security Products is seeking a Buyer for its Kidde Fire Protection business in Bentham. Here at Kidde Fire Protection, we are the world’s largest manufacturer of Fire Suppression products. Our mission is to provide solutions that protect people and property from the effects of fire and its related hazards. For more than 90 years industry leaders, the Fire Trade have relied on Kidde Fire Protection to deliver outstanding fire suppression systems.

The Buyer will manage the supplier base to ensure that materials and services are delivered on time, to the required quality standards and at agreed costs whilst maintaining minimum inventory levels.

This position reports directly to the Supply Chain Manager, collaborating with the full spectrum of Kidde Fire Protection leaders, including product management, operations, finance, engineering, and marketing.

Key Responsibilities:

As a Buyer, you’ll be responsible for:

• Raise, maintain and manage purchase orders.
• Manage and maintain supplier data.
• Liaise with Procurement to ensure effective implementation of company strategy.
• Interface with Planning to ensure the cell can deliver to Customer expectations.
• Support the S&OP process – for example attend Supply Reviews as required to balance minimum Working Capital with maximum Customer Service.
• Use the Carrier Way to drive improvements in Inventory, NITO and SOTD metrics.
• Work with the production team to behave as a functional team and deliver results.
• Exhibit the highest Ethics standards in line with Carrier expectations.
• Resolve issues that impact adversely on SOTD.
• Ensure swift and accurate planning of manufacturing orders in line with customer requirements, forecasts and safety stocks.
• Advise Customer Services of changes to the plan that will impact on deliveries of finished product.
• Work closely with the Supply Chain Manager to make sure raw materials’ supplies are balanced with the sales forecasts.

Requirements

As a minimum you must have:

• Solid knowledge of MS Applications (Excel, Word etc)
• Knowledge of modern purchasing techniques
• Excellent communication, numeracy and literacy skills
• Clean Full Driving License

Although not necessary, it would be nice if you have:

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes within a factory environment
• Commercially aware
• Knowledge of Carrier Way
• Experience in Syteline ERP although Full Training will be provided

Benefits

We are committed to offering competitive benefits programs for all of our employees, and enhancing our programs when necessary.

• 25 days of holidays + BH
• Competitive Salary
• Discounted gym and fitness benefits in Benefits Central
• Pension scheme
• Referral scheme
• BRAVO recognition scheme
• Paid sick leave
• Laptop and Company Mobile  

Our commitment to you

Our greatest assets are the expertise, creativity and passion of our employees. We strive to provide a great place to work that attracts, develops and retains the best talent, promotes employee engagement, fosters teamwork and ultimately drives innovation for the benefit of our customers. We strive to create an environment where you feel that you belong, with diversity and inclusion as the engine to growth and innovation. We develop and deploy best-in-class programs and practices, providing enriching career opportunities, listening to employee feedback and always challenging ourselves to do better. This is The Carrier Way.

Carrier is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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