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Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd. is looking to recruit to the Supply Chain department a Buyer to contribute to delivering company growth goals. This is a local role reporting to the Supply Chain Manager.
Company : Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd, 172 Brook Drive, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4SD.
About Us
We have been designing and manufacturing life-saving products for 50 years, protecting people from toxic and flammable gases.
Crowcon Detection Instruments Ltd. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Halma plc. Halma’s ( purpose is growing a safer, cleaner, healthier future for everyone, every day. Halma is a market leader in specialist safety, health, and environmental technologies, a global group of businesses developing solutions that push the boundaries of science and technology. Headquartered in the UK, Halma is one of the top performing businesses in the FTSE 100 index with many years of record revenues and profits. The group has nearly 50 businesses operating through three sectors (Medical, Environmental & Analysis and Safety) in more than 20 countries and major operations in Europe, North and South America and Asia, supplying customers in 160 countries and employing more than 8,500 people worldwide.
Crowcon’s purpose is:
To create sensing solutions designed to save lives every day.
Crowcon’s values are:
What will you be doing?
As a member of the Supply Chain Team, you will determine the sourcing strategies and identify opportunities to gain leverage in the marketplace for your assigned commodities. You will identify, evaluate and develop suppliers to best meet the current and future needs of the business and support the NPD strategy. You will ensure timely procurement of materials, spare, equipment and services at optimum cost, adhering to stringent technical/quality specifications and overall terms and conditions.
The team is made up as follows:
Main Responsibilities:
Your skills & experience
Desirable but not essential:
About you
Company benefits:
Don’t have every single listed skill/experience? Studies have shown that women and people from diverse backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Crowcon we are actively building and encouraging a diverse and inclusive workplace culture, so if you’re excited about this role as the next step of your career, but you don’t feel confident you have enough past experience to perfectly align with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or another role we may have.