Senior Buyer

Job Title: Senior Buyer

Location: Ampthill

Rate: £55,000 - We are booking interviews next week! Please call or email for a slot

We're looking for a Senior Buyer (Indirect / Direct Procurement) to join our clients Advanced Manufacturing Facility. This role benefits from their 4xFlex working pattern, offering a 4-day working week Monday - Thursday and hybrid working. Onsite working days are Monday and Tuesday, with Wednesday and Thursday typically worked from home.

The successful candidate will join a renowned international defence company, with a range of technically innovative products and excellent opportunities for career progression, and personal and professional development.

The role covers both Direct and Indirect Procurement supporting a variety of programmes and undertakes activity across multiple categories of goods and services including simple to complex build to print in commodity areas including PCB's, box-builds, cable harnesses, mechanical, COTs and MOTs on the Direct side, where the Indirect activities cover the purchase of goods and services essential for the day-to-day operations of the business.

The Role:

So, what will you be doing as a Senior Buyer?

• Undertaking the procurement process including issuing RFQ's, Invitation to Tender, Terms and Conditions, negotiations, bid evaluations, and award of contract .
• Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements and purchase orders within this limit.
• Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best-value is achieved.
• Managing supplier performance to meet Technical, Schedule, Quality and Cost requirements.
• Developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships with key internal and external business contacts to achieve mutual benefit.
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and that risks are identified and managed.
• Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and issues and risks are fully understood and managed.
• Supporting internal and external reviews of supplier performance as required.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of the supply chain processes.

What are we looking for in our next Senior Buyer?

• Proven experience as a Senior Buyer / Senior Procurement Officer or related role
• Must evidence Indirect and Direct procurement experience
• Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.
• Excellent commercial skills with the ability to analyse and negotiate best-value agreements.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing and advanced procurement techniques/tools.
• Excellent commercial skills with the ability to analyse and negotiate best-value agreements.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholders' expectations at a variety of levels.
• Data literate with strong analytical skills.
• Highly motivated, determined, and committed individual with a proven record of achieving cost saving targets/objectives.
• Individual who thrives on challenges, and has experience working within a fast paced procurement function or similar environment.
• Direct experience of the management of tactical supplier relationships.
• Understanding of related disciplines/departments within a design and manufacturing environment.
• Contract management skills
• Ability to work assignments under general direction, independently determining and developing approaches to solutions.
• Proficient in the use of MS Office applications.
• Flexibility to travel as required.

Desired Skills

• Experience in high value CAPEX procurements (Machinery procurement experience preferred)
• Experience of tendering and managing complex service contracts (hard and soft services)
• Experience of small building works
• Mechanical (fabrications/machined items) and Electrical (box-build, cables, components) buying experience
• Supply chain experience in the defence environment
• Experience in the various phases of the product lifecycle from proposal capture, programme start-up, development, production, sustainment and end-of-life
• Flexibility to work at different levels of sub contract complexity (off the shelf, build to print, MOTs, and design to specification)
• Knowledge of SAP ERP system
• Bachelors' degree in a business/scientific/technical discipline
• Knowledge/experience of process improvement methodologies
• CIPS or working towards CIPS

My client is keen to get this position filled ASAP, so if you feel you have the skills and desire to provide passion and drive as the next Senior Buyer, this is the opportunity for you!

So, if you are interested in joining a well-established, renowned, globally recognised organisation working with experts in their field as the next Senior Buyer, hit that apply button now!

***PLEASE NOTE***

Security Clearance (SC) or eligibility to gain is required to be considered for this vacancy

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