Buyer - Manufacturing

2 months ago


Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Bis Henderson Full time

Our client, a world-class prestigious automotive manufacturer, is recruiting a Buyer to join their Procurement team, to procure a defined range of components, ensuring strong commercial terms, excellent quality and delivery service levels are secured.

**Key Responsibilities & Tasks**:

- Develop and maintain commodity strategies for a specific range of commodities, which meet the short as well as the long term aims of the business.
- Evaluation of cost data and quotation analysis and the identification of cost saving opportunities.
- Effectively manage total cost and contractual negotiations with current and potential suppliers.
- maintaining strong supplier relationships.
- Manage supplier performance for both vehicle launch and current vehicle phases
- Provide Procurement / commercial input into cross-functional teams
- Understand and support the quality department in achieving full Quality Approval
- Constantly strive for process improvement opportunities internally, as well as with the Supplier base, focusing on business 'Best Practice' initiatives.
- Identify supplier risk and develop robust risk mitigation strategies where necessary.

**Skills & Experience**:

- Educated to Degree level (or equivalent), MCIPS desirable
- Procurement experience in direct materials
- Experience of working within a strategic Procurement function
- Experienced in supplier evaluation
- Strong organisational and analytical skills.
- Good communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- A full driving licence is required as there will be possible travel to other sites

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