Operational Buyer

3 weeks ago

East Cowes, United Kingdom GKN Aerospace Full time

**About GKN Aerospace**:
A Truly Global Business

Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 13 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn.

Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050

Making a Difference

It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers.

Sitting across our three business lines; Civil, Defence and Engines at our East Cowes manufacturing plants you’ll do just that. Established in 1901, one of our older production sites with a workforce of circa 800 employees. Our East Cowes plants, Isle of Wight are where we design, manufacture, test and repair high performance structures and systems. We have two facilities on the Island; Falcon Yard, Ferry Road and Osborne Site, Saunders Way. Both locations employ the company’s distinct competencies in major assemblies and composite structures for the global aerospace market. Our customer base includes Airbus, Astronics, BAE Systems, Boeing, Bombardier Aerospace, Cessna, Cobham, Honeywell, Leonardo, Lockheed Martin, Rolls Royce and Triumph.

**Job Summary**:
Reporting into the Procurement Operations Manager, the Operational Buyer will be based at our East Cowes site on the Isle of Wight joining our Indirect Procurement Team. Working across both our Civil and Defence business lines, this role will involve limited ad-hoc travel nationally and internationally. The Operational Buyer will be based in the office three days a week and will have the opportunity to work from home two days a week.

Indirect Procurement interface within nominated areas of the business at a site level. Working closely with key internal stake holders, global commodity teams, and suppliers. This role requires strong interpersonal and resource management skills to deliver against Indirect Procurement objectives focused on sourcing decisions, cost reduction opportunities, transfer of parts and services and continuous improvement opportunities.

**Responsibilities**:

- Responsible for Site Indirect Procurement
- Creating, updating and presentation of Procurement slides / actions to both the Procurement SMT and IPT Programme / Project site reviews
- Responsible for the Supplier Sourcing / involvement with development Strategy, in line with the group commodity strategy.
- Responsible for the Supplier Selection RFQ’s with the use of E-Sourcing tools.
- Responsible for Supplier Negotiation, including price, general Terms and conditions both customer flow-down and GKN.
- Support the Procurement Project Managers for Programme Supplier Transfers (Major transfers)
- Responsible for Supplier Transfers (Minor transfers)
- Raising PO and liaising with the supplier
- Responsible for devising / investigating Programme Cost Reduction opportunities / activities linked to site cost reduction targets.
- Responsible for Site Indirect Procurement
- Responsible for Managing Programme Supplier risk (Use of rate readiness templates and an awareness of Dunn & Bradstreet for financials)
- Responsible for the resolution of Invoice queries
- Be the Escalation point for any Programme cost / contractual issues with Suppliers.
- As part of the role and when the job dictates, be required to travel to, and work at, other company premises on the UK mainland and abroad.

**How You'll Contribute**:
To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:
Essential:

- Previous Procurement or Supply Chain experience or an equivalent Business degree
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Packages
- Comfortable managing key stakeholders

Desirable:

- Ideally have gained or is working towards MCIPS Qualification
- Negotiation and Contract negotiation experience
- Supplier Management
- Data Analysis
- Experience dealing with ambiguity
- Managing Risk

We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. The Operational Buyer will have excellent written, verbal, presentation and communication skills and be capable of interfacing professionally with customers and suppliers at all levels.

**What We'll Offer**:
Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

- Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your con

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