Buyer (6 Months FTC)

7 days ago

StokeonTrent Staffordshire, United Kingdom JCB Full time

Salary: Competitive Salary Contract Type: Full Time Working Pattern: Fixed Term The Opportunity – Buyer – 6 Month FTC Click here for our Careers & Life at JCB pages About the role: Join our fast-paced and highly motivated JCB Service operational purchasing team, where you'll play a key role in ensuring the availability of parts that keep our global dealer and customer network moving. This is a dynamic role that combines strategic sourcing, supplier management, and cost optimisation to deliver industry-leading customer support. If you thrive in a challenging environment and want to make a real impact on JCB's global supply chain resilience, this opportunity is for you. What does this role involve day to day? Manage a varied portfolio of suppliers across key commodity areas to support JCB's global dealer and customer network. Source parts considering total cost of ownership, challenging suppliers on lead times, cost, quality, MOQs, and reliability. Respond to dealer enquiries quickly, providing quotations and ensuring parts availability. Drive cost-down initiatives through re-sourcing, localisation, rationalisation, and supplier negotiations. Work closely with cross-functional teams including Inventory, Customer Service, Technical Service, and Global Warehousing. Operate effectively within SAP and other systems to manage purchasing processes. This will be suited to you if... You have experience in purchasing or supply chain management, ideally with relevant accreditations. You are highly motivated, meticulous, and efficient with strong time management skills. You have experience in supplier negotiation and leading projects. You can communicate effectively with both upstream and downstream stakeholders. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a customer-focused mindset. What happens next? Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you'll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial team's interview followed by an in-person interview. We'll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com What's in it for you? This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don't just get a competitive salary, 33 days' holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor and dentist. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there's the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There's our Cycle to Work Scheme. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We're committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch. Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.

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