Category Buyer Indirect

2 weeks ago

Wrexham Wales, United Kingdom Magellan Aerospace Full time

Position Summary

Magellan Aerospace, Llay Wrexham has an exciting opportunity for a Category Buyer.

  • Full Time Permanent Contract
  • 39 hours per week.
  • Job location: Llay, Wrexham, LL12 0PB.
  • Unionised site – works in partnership with Unite the Union.


The Category buyer is responsible for supporting the category leads with live projects and any on-site support that is required for sourcing. The candidate will also be working with key internal stakeholders to develop and help deploy Category Strategies.

Perks and Benefits

  • A company culture that promotes work life balance
  • Access to mental health support
  • Business performance related bonus
  • Career development opportunities
  • Commitment to continued learning and development
  • Perkbox - includes monthly treats and discounts from selected restaurants, cinemas, shops etc
  • Long Service Awards
  • Enhanced Holiday Entitlement based on length of service
  • Free parking

Essential Responsibilities

  • Undertake all purchasing responsibilities to support the P2P (Purchase to Pay) process. This includes processing purchase requisitions and new supplier applications for individual sites and supporting invoice queries (when the Procurement team's responsibility).
  • Managing, negotiating and contracting RFQs and tenders for specific allocated projects.
  • Lead/attend daily meetings, update respective KPIs and monitor supplier performance.
  • Develop strong supplier relationships.
  • Support supplier business reviews, capacity assessments and risk reviews.
  • Identify & record cost saving opportunities.
  • Achieve the lowest total cost of acquisition for goods and services taking into account quality, cost, delivery & service requirements.
  • Working with Category Leads and Managers to manage Operational requirements to implement commodity strategies.
  • Set up and maintain correct sourcing/purchasing parameters in the ERP system.
  • Support the Parts Approval Process (FAIR) process with external suppliers.
  • Lead the activity in expediting / late component delivery fees.
  • Drive the chargeback process and contract penalties alignment.

Position Requirements

Academic:

  • University degree in Business Administration, Engineering or similar.
  • Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply desired or working towards the qualification.

Experience:

  • 1- 2 years Procurement experience or equivalent in a customer-facing role.

Key Competencies:

  • Functional knowledge of process and product
  • Experience in data analytics and system are requested
  • Cost Management
  • Supplier and Stakeholder Relationship Management
  • Financial and Commercial Awareness
  • SAP knowledge is desirable

Other skills/Abilities

Skills:

  • Negotiation
  • Results orientated - meets deadlines, identifies actions, achieves goals
  • Innovator - thinks creatively, anticipates changes, produces solutions
  • Complier – follows procedures and encourages others to as well
  • Ability to read and interrupt engineering drawings

Abilities:

  • Communication
  • Problem-Solving
  • Influencing
  • Team player
  • Decision making
  • Commercial acumen

Personal Attributes:

  • Positive “can do attitude”
  • Proactivity with a solution-orientated approach
  • Resilience to overcome problems
  • Adaptability and flexibility to new ideas and ways of working
  • Accountability
  • Influencer – builds relationships and effectively presents arguments
  • Self-starter

About us:

Magellan Aerospace is a global, integrated aerospace company that provides complex assemblies and systems solutions to aircraft and engine manufacturers, defence and space agencies worldwide. The organization officially adopted the name “Magellan Aerospace Corporation” in 1996; deriving it from the intrepid explorer Ferdinand Magellan. His global exploits at the turn of the 15th century established a number of firsts, so the company’s vision has been to carry this same legacy into the future of the aerospace industry.

At Magellan, we have over 80 years of collective knowledge and experience in the aerospace industry, and believe one truth: People create value. Employees are our greatest resource in working towards a successful future, and together we build professional relationships that thrive. We know that personal development is fundamental to the success of every individual, and every individual is fundamental to the success of our business, so we invest in our employees and provide excellent career progression opportunities. When you are part of Magellan, you are part of the team

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