Senior Category Buyer

3 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom Leonardo UK Ltd Full time

**Senior Category Buyer (L5) | Edinburgh/Basildon/Luton**

**Travel: Moderate**

Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air. Leonardo’s Electronics Division is an international leader in the development of innovative sensor products deployed across a wide range of airborne platforms for our Aerospace and Defence customers.

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:

- Be responsible for aspects of the sourcing phase including vendor shortlisting, competitive tender management, price and contract negotiations
- Support your category team across a number of projects to ensure that both production and new product development requirements are satisfied
- Establish contracts for requirements within your designated category with multiple vendors
- Manage relationships with suppliers who may serve multiple sites
- Support strategic business reviews, risk management and market intelligence activities
- Support the category manager in evolving the relevant category strategy within a dynamic team
- Work with the procurement capability team to ensure that we have a supply base which can meet the evolving needs of the business
- Identify cost savings opportunities using various methods which you can confidently present
- Conduct price analysis and benchmarking activities prior to leading negotiations
- Support customer bids by ensuring that vendor quotations are valid, managing new supplier sourcing and selection
- Ensure compliance with internal governance and customer flowdown requirements, supporting internal and external audits as required
- Ensure that SAP is aligned to reflect the agreements that you will implement

**Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications**
- Procurement experience, preferably including category management
- Knowledge and understanding of Contract Terms & Conditions
- A relevant business/ engineering degree and/or working experience in a similar role
- Experience in managing complex tenders
- Experience working in a regulated business environment
- Proficient level of MS Office based IT skills
- CIPS qualification preferred
- SAP user experience

**Primary Location**:
GB - Edinburgh

**Contract Type**:
**Hybrid Working**:
Hybrid


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