Strategic Buyer

2 weeks ago


Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom Contechs Full time

Strategic Buyer

Duration: 14 Month Rolling Contract

Location:
Gaydon


Working for our prestigious customer in the automotive industry.

£37.00 per hour - Inside IR3- Umbrella Rate

The Opportunity

  • Responsible for sourcing in line with Strategy Category Plan (SCP) through the Global Sourcing Process to the point of Contract / Purchase Order for their sub categories
  • Lead continuous improvements in purchasing activities by supporting COE initiatives / activities for their respective sub categories
  • Responsible for internal stakeholder alignment on strategy and sourcing, including key focus on regional inputs and regional deployment for their sub categories
  • Responsible for global category strategy development and deployment to deliver company cost and quality targets through sourcing within the Global markets for their sub categories
  • Support delivery team in supplier relationships through the Contract Management and Supplier Performance Management process for their sub categories

Key Performance Indicators

  • Savings in line with the savings target (Budgetary and Value Add) for their sub categories
  • SCP Approvals in line with targets for their sub categories
  • Supplier rationalisation in line with targets for their sub categories
  • Sourcing timing / GSP / Sourcing Board Review adherence and First Time Through for their sub categories
  • Contract Management KPI's tbc (Change management, ongoing cost performance, problem resolution timing etc. etc.) for their sub categories

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities / Category Strategy

  • Responsible for SCP delivery, ensuring completion line with annual SCP targets for their sub categories
  • Responsible for ensuring the SCP is kept up to date in line with the annual review target for their sub categories
  • Accountable for ensuring analytics on suppliers, market and business requirements is available for their sub categories (Analytics will be provided by the Analyst function)

Sourcing

  • Responsible for delivering sourcing in line with policy and to agreed targets through GSP and deploying Total Cost of Ownership approach
  • Accountable for leading complex supplier negotiations including legal and financial approval pre Contract / Purchase Order, engaging specialist teams and Global Purchasing Finance as required for their sub category
  • Responsible for Global Strategy Approach Document submission and GSP process adherence for their sub category
  • Lead Stakeholder alignment in relation to strategy creation and implementation for their sub category
  • Ensure alignment with Regional Buying Colleagues to ensure strategic / tactical sourcing is in line with strategy for their sub category
  • Responsible for their sub category delivery against savings targets
  • Identify Make vs Buy and business justification when required and support analysis for their sub category
  • Responsible for supply chain risk management for their sub category
  • Responsible for ensuring regional buying teams are adhering to the sub category strategy within the region.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

Essential:

  • Experience of indirect procurement of goods and services
  • MCIPS or working towards the qualification
  • Experience of negotiating terms and conditions
  • Commercial awareness and negotiation skills
  • Understand category management principles
  • Strategic thinking
  • Global business understanding and experience
  • Relationship management internal and external
  • Category knowledge and demonstrated experience
  • Flexibility and agility to be able to adjust to changing business needs
  • Hybrid working with main site is Gaydon with 1day minimum and 1day minimum at a stakeholder site, mainly Solihull and the West Midlands area

Excellent opportunity with immediate starts available.

Salary:
£37.00 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

  • Employee discount
  • Life insurance
  • Referral programme

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift
  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Warwick, CV35 0RR
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