Job Ref: 214184461

Date: 2021-07-13 11:26:32

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Company Profile
A well-established OEM, whom are a global leader in the supply and manufacture with a global reach spanning across 40 countries.
Due to vast growth and business development, there is an opportunity in the business currently for Buyers to join their team in Milton Keynes.

Job Profile
As the successful Buyer, you will be responsible for creating and implementing a cross functional Purchasing strategy, that is designed to actively contribute towards cost down, total cost optimisation, risk management, quality, and delivery improvements.
You will also source components for current and future model variants in line with pre-determined cost and timing targets.

Reporting to the Head of Purchasing & Supply Chain.

Duties:

* Developing and maintaining a competitive and reliable supply base that can support all current production and new programme supply requirements

* Creation and management of cross functional commodity sourcing strategies which are designed to deliver a robust and sustainable supply base

* Capacity and lead time analysis to ensure the current and future build requirements are achieved and protected by the supply base

* Management of all risk management activities, including supply contract agreements, designed to deliver a robust and sustainable supply base

* Driving and leading all cost disciplines across the company through early supplier engagement, design to cost and hidden cost initiatives in the infancy stages of new programmes

* Accountable for the successful delivery of key performance objectives including material cost reductions (direct and indirect) in all current and future projects

* Lead the enquiry process to select and nominate suppliers through the review of capability, cost, quality, and sustainability measures

* Supply base management, relationship building and issue resolution

* Provide support to Design / Engineering / Manufacturing and QA departments to investigate and successfully implement new components, innovations and technologies identified the supply base research

* Continuous seeking of measurable performance improvement opportunities

* Representing the Purchasing department in cross functional meetings, ensuring compliance to the purchasing processes ad recommending improvements to processes and ways of working to maximise effectiveness and efficiencies

* Drive Cost Reduction activities

* This not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall business objectives of the organisation, this may include training and mentoring colleagues

Qualifications & Experience:

* Experience of supplier management including supplier section, contract negotiations and supplier performance management

* Experience of delivering against key metrics and business critical paths

* Ability to communicate and influence a broad range of stakeholders

* Fully conversant with MS Office software (e.g., complex Excel spreadsheets)

* CIPS or equivalent recognised qualification

Hours:

* 8:00am to 4:30pm, Monday to Friday

Benefits:

* 25 days holiday (increases with service), plus bank holidays

* Health care scheme

* Up to 5% matched contributory pension

* Death in service / Life insurance

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