The Business

An exciting career opportunity has arisen within a successful manufacturer who support a range of global customers within the automotive, aerospace defence and industrial product sectors.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Group Procurement Manager and working within a team of Buyers, you will be responsible for the development and introduction of sourcing and category plans that will be designed to deliver a value for money supply base, with specific focus on cost, quality and delivery. Key duties include:

• Identify potential suppliers, conduct supplier evaluations, negotiate contracts, and establish long-term agreements
• Develop and implement a strategic sourcing plan for material commodities considering market factors
• Conduct cost analysis and benchmarking to identify cost-saving opportunities
• Negotiate terms of business, competitive pricing and where applicable, service level agreements and performance expectations
• Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation
• Actively promote and champion the use of best practice to ensure compliance with the organisations policies and procedures
• Evaluate designs with engineering, quality, and suppliers to obtain maximum efficiencies and best costs
• Develop and report weekly KPI’s to measure progress against company goals
• Understand market trends for owned commodity areas