Buyer Senior Buyer

2 weeks ago


Coventry, United Kingdom Recruitment Bunker Full time

Group Senior Buyer

£Due to rapid growth the Recruitment Bunker are recruiting exclusively for 2x Senior Buyers for a leading group of companies based in Coventry.

Our client the DRVN group are looking for two experienced Senior Buyers with a deep understanding of the Automotive Engineering industry to join our procurement team. The Senior Buyer will play a critical role in sourcing, negotiating, and managing the supply chain for their exciting automotive projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in procurement, excellent negotiation and communication skills, and a passion for delivering high-quality products to our customers.

Senior Buyer
• £Holidays: 25 days plus 8 Bank Holidays
• Pension/ Healthcare / Life Insurance
• Employee Referral Scheme
• DRVN are a sector leading automotive group, specialising in the design, manufacture, and distribution of luxury automotive brands, recognised globally for our commitment to innovation, quality, and engineering, centred around a world-class customer experience.

goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets
• for commercial dealings with suppliers and supporting the Commercial Director in making key commercial decisions
• support in managing the procurement and expediting of established production and prototype parts within all functions of the business including the Offices, Electronics, Trim Shop, Production, and for low volume manufacturing, including ad hoc scheduled parts
• continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• for negotiating short-term transactional relationships and long-term strategic contracts with suppliers. Negotiate contracts, improved prices, and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• be required to think and act with strong commercial awareness and will use this skill across all functions of the business in an assertive yet professional manner
• define, and execute innovative purchasing strategies to deliver the required value
• supplier relationships and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
• and implementation of service agreements with key suppliers
• support in service part management and warranty, supporting capital expenditure purchasing activity and site service procurement needs
• Engineering Change Requests in relation to purchasing)
• for planning, supply management, and inventory analysis
• meet the Quality standards as required under ISO9001.

ability of working as a Senior Buyer within an Automotive or Manufacturing purchasing function
• excellent negotiator with a proven track record of successful commercial negotiations
• dynamic, pro-active, and assertive qualities
• literate - Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• knowledge within a commodity such as Interiors/Exteriors, Engine and Powertrain, Body in White or Electrical commodities would be advantageous

Our inclusive workplace welcomes and values all candidates from all backgrounds, we believe that diversity enhances our ability to innovate and serve our customers effectively.


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