Senior Buyer
6 months ago
**Job title**:Senior Buyer (Investment & Infrastructure)
**Location**:Preston
We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements - please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
**Salary**: Up to c£50K DOE
**What you’ll be doing**:
- Providing day-to-day support to sourcing and procurement activities, either through the management of day-to-day routine procurement activities, or by supporting strategic procurement initiatives or projects
- Taking a lead role in the end-to-end procurement lifecycle, from sourcing to contract negotiation / execution and ongoing Supplier Performance and Relationship Management
- Providing challenge into the conventional way of thinking and procuring, in order to develop innovative contracting solutions
- Managing and influencing internal stakeholders across the business
- Negotiating on existing and new contracts to ensure best cost / service to the business
- Supporting the business in delivery of key investment projects as well as leading projects solely
- Managing suppliers to ensure there is a professional and effective business relationship
**Your skills and experiences**:
**Essential**:
- Demonstrable track record of Indirect Procurement / Commercial acumen
- Contract management experience
- Multi-site procurement and stakeholder management experience
- Experience of working within a complex supply chain environment such as: manufacturing, large retailers, oil & gas, aerospace, automotive, nuclear etc.
**Desirable**:
- Category management experience
Experience within construction and/or plan & equipment categories & processes
**Benefits**:
You’ll receive benefits including a competitive pension scheme, enhanced annual leave allowance and a Company contributed Share Incentive Plan. You’ll also have access to additional benefits such as flexible working, an employee assistance programme, Cycle2work and employee discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
**The Procurement team**:
You will be joining an expanding team in which you can influence major investments the company is making in future platforms, help shape and deliver the category plan and mould suppliers, giving the opportunity to make this role your own. In a role where no two days are the same, there is also potential for expansion, growth, and development within this role / team.
You will work as part of the Investment & Infrastructure Procurement team, managing strategic vendors and procuring services and manufacturing equipment. Using the procurement lifecycle as a tool, you will manage vendors in line with the category strategy and support its implementation across the wider business.
**Why BAE Systems?**
We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.”
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