Direct Buyer

2 months ago

Warwick, United Kingdom Contechs Full time

**Position Title: Direct Production Strategy Buyer**

**Duration: 12 Month Rolling Contract**

**Location: Gaydon / Fen End / WFH**

**Division: Purchasing**

**£29.27 per hour - Inside IR35 Umbrella Rate**

**The Opportunity**
- Special Operations, Luxury performance and capability taken to new levels to create unique vehicles and accessories. Stunning performance, unsurpassed luxury and cutting-edge technology.
- Special Operations showcases the very best of the Clients’ with a range of exclusive SV-badged halo models and uniquely engineered projects.
- As the benchmark in vehicle personalisation, Special Operations is also home to our suite of exceptional commissioning services, including SV Bespoke, Accessories and SV Premium Palette for the ultimate in tailored vehicle finishes and hand-crafted details.
- Buyers in SO have sourcing and supply chain responsibility from concept & strategy through to end of production delivering high performance derivative and ultra-luxury products.
- Reporting to the Global Purchasing Manager this role will see you have responsibility for managing the external supply chain from Client suppliers.
- You will support the Global Commodity Leaders and Global Strategic Buyers in the development and execution of commodity strategies and the Global sourcing activity through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP).
- Responsible for all post sourcing and contract management activities for designated commodities and suppliers.
- You will develop and execute key performance indicators across the designated suppliers, engaging with stakeholders and specialists within the Purchasing Function as required, ensuring supplier performance to meet Client requirements.
- This role is also a pivotal role for interface with other key functions within the Client and acts as a core conduit for true cross functional working across Production Purchasing, Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L), Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Product Engineering, Cost Engineering and Manufacturing.

**Key Performance Indicators**
- Supplier performance management
- New Model Programme Cost Achievement Post Sourcing and Commercial Programme Agreement (SCPA)/Nomination.
- Net Cost Reporting targets and strategic should-cost Gap Closure Plan targets (Post SCPA/Nomination)
- Validation of core activity relating to Commodity Creation Delivery System (CCDS).

**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities**

**Strategy & Sourcing**:

- Act as the voice of the customer for input into the Strategic Commodity Dossiers (SCD), Commodity Business Plans (CBP) and Strategic Supplier Dossiers (SSD), and ensure relevant data is updated, understood
- Responsible for the execution of commodity and supplier strategy, and the effective operational relationships with designated suppliers, ensuring that they adopt and follow the commodity strategy that delivers improved purchase operational performance
- Be responsible for issue and analysis of RFQs, and liaison with suppliers to ensure sourcing in line with policy and to agreed targets through GSP and deploying TCO & TVO approach
- Conduct supplier negotiations pre SCPA.
- As required support analysis of Make vs Buy business justifications.

**Cost Management**:

- Manage all new Model Programme introduction of designated commodity/system, including contracted supplier obligations, production readiness and resolution of any commercial and/or programme issues/risks, being responsible for robust delivery to target cost
- Ensuring effective cost management of designated commodities and supplier post SCPA which will involve launching commodities on new products at their target cost as well as achieving year on year cost reduction on current spend to deliver Net Cost Reporting (NCR) to target
- Investigate and ensure resolution of in-contract commercial issues including unverified invoices relating to price queries, annual cost reduction, tooling costs, design changes and all liability claims, to minimise the costs to Client Lead timely and accurate completion of purchasing deliverables in line with Product Creation and Delivery System (PCDS) process timings for designated commodity/system e.g. order placement and Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) deliverables

**Supplier Relationship Management**:

- Participate in Supplier Business Reviews with your suppliers to develop supplier relationships in accordance with the supplier segmentation model
- Act as the primary interface with Product Engineering Module Leaders / Senior Managers for designated commodities/systems, to ensure cross-functional alignment on quality, cost, delivery and time requirements post SCPA
- Monitor external supply chain performance and communicate to the relevant stakeholders as appropriate CCDS : Responsible for the execution of all CCDS associated activities and tasks as per process gateway deliverables, this will form the basis of the commercial contract validation activities on behalf of the Client which in

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