Buyer Senior Buyer

23 hours ago

Farnborough Hampshire, United Kingdom L3Harris Technologies Full time

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.
L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.
Job Title – Senior Buyer
From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.
L3Harris in Farnborough engineer and maintain Night Vision Goggles, Precision Approach Radar systems, and Tactical Radios. Notably, we are the proud designer, supplier and maintainer of the 50,000 tactical radios in the Bowman tactical C4I system in service with the UK Armed Forces and are working to define and deliver the next generation system, Morpheus.
25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
~ Private medical insurance with optional family cover
~ Pension scheme of up to 8% employer contribution
~ Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
~ Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover, cycle to work scheme and electric car scheme
~ Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
~ Procurement & Supplier Management in accordance with L3Harris processes.
Plan and execute procurement activities for raw materials, components, goods, and services to meet business needs.
Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to ensure reliability, quality, and value.
Negotiate pricing, contracts, and long-term agreements to secure favorable terms and mitigate risk.
Manage supplier performance, resolve disputes, and handle claims, rejections, returns, and other supply issues.
Identify and implement process improvements and innovations to enhance procurement efficiency and effectiveness.
Monitor and report key procurement metrics to drive performance and support strategic decision-making.
Lead and manage complex procurement projects from planning through execution, ensuring alignment with business requirements.
Coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve procurement objectives and project milestones.
Ensure compliance with company policies, ethical standards, and relevant laws and regulations (including anti-corruption and trade compliance).
Present recommendations and analysis to management and cross-functional teams.
Provide training, coaching, and technical guidance to junior buyers and team members.
Knowledge of manufacturing quality control and rework processes.
Proficiency in MS Office and familiarity with production reporting tools.
Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.

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