Spares Specialist needed at Dover Engineering Limited

Basic functions & Principal Responsibilities:  

• Identify and establish common, standardized component or assembly designs as well as the decision support tools that promote such design/part/supplier re-use to prevent overstocking or over-ordering of common items. 
• Collect/maintain required item master file account setup information (including full buying description and photographs) and documentation and load into purchasing system, ensuring that documentation and pictures are correctly linked to maintainable items in system to provide visibility of spares to the users. 
• Provide technical support for the procurement process and, disposal of obsolete, surplus, moribund or damaged (quarantine) items in the inventory as identified by the inventory analysts and warehouse supervisors and identify replacement stock where applicable, to ensure availability of fit-for-purpose stock. 
• Liaise with discipline engineers for resolution of all specification queries from vendors, buyers, or end users to prevent supply of off-spec items to stock and reduce the risk of stock-outs. 
• Liaise with senior planners to develop and implement stock review program to identify duplicates, determine wrongly grouped items to achieve cost avoidance/savings. 
• Work with discipline engineers to resolve end-user inquiries to issues regarding inspection of new items delivered to the warehouse as well as Criticism of Materials (COMs) arising from any rejected items, and stock analysis in order to achieve optimum availability of critical/non-critical stock items in stock. 

Job requirements 

 Education: 

• A University Degree/Higher National Diploma preferably in reputable engineering disciplines. 

Experience: 

• 5 years post graduate experience, out of which 3 years should have been spent in a 
• warehousing or inventory or spares management role in a reputable organization preferably an Oil & Gas company.