Senior Buyer

**Job Title: Senior Buyer**

**Location: Ryton / Hybrid working 3 days office, 2 days home**

**Rate**:£37.50 ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or **£28.42 ph PAYE**

**Employment Type: Contract (12 months)**

**Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week**

**Reference: J39020**

The Classic Division is part of our client's Special Vehicle Operations and is actively developing and delivering a global
proposition to offer cars, services, parts, accessories, experiences and client's classic products to customers worldwide.

There is a high level of internal and external demand across a number of sales channels, all looking for genuine classic
parts and accessory product offers. To fulfil this demand Classic must develop, source and sell a range of products which
are commercially profitable.

Our vehicles continually set the benchmark for luxury, innovation and performance, thanks to our unrivalled commitment to infinite detail and authenticity.

Classic Programmes and the aftermarket.

**Responsibilities**:
engineering, Product Specialists, Engineering and Operations supporting aftermarket new part introduction and
Classic production part sourcing.
- Lead supplier negotiations to achieve best supplier selection (QCDIS).
- Communicate requirements to potential suppliers ensuring there is complete technical understanding in
collaboration with STA and engineering.
- Develop the Classic Supply base, identifying new supplier opportunities, consolidation and rationalisation where it is
required.
- Working with a programme bill of material (BOM), report on the sourcing status and critical changes that may
affect the achievement of programme gateway milestones.
- Report on Programme Gateway Purchasing Deliverables and support Programme Meetings.
- Support Business Case Development for new part introduction in collaboration with Product Specialists.
- Support and manage Cost Reduction and Supplier Quality throughout the Classic Business.

**Personal Qualities**:
**Essential**:

- An individual, who works independently, is results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance
with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.
- An individual with the capability to combine a short-term, pragmatic focus with medium-term planning.
- A resilient and enthusiastic who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs.
- A good communicator with the ability to communicate complex ideas, lead teams and build strong
stakeholder relationships.
- An effective team player, actively develops and supports team members.

**Desirable**:

- The ability to adopt and adhere to new processes and systems quickly.
- Ability to understand technical drawings and communicate at a technical level with suppliers or stakeholder
(beneficial).
- Classic parts or core client's Supply Chain knowledge.
- Experience of working in a low-volume or Prototype Manufacturing Environment

**Key Performance Indicators**:

- Cost Management driving BOM costs down and managing increases within budget.
- New part sourcing to target (guardrails and within SLA).
- Support parts availability (aftermarket and programmes).
- Strategic Commodity Dossier delivery on key commodities.
- Supplier performance management or Supplier Relationship Management target.

**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities**:
**Strategy & Sourcing**:

- Responsible for the generation and execution of commodity and supplier strategy, and for the effective
operational relationships with suppliers in Classics strategy.
- Lead development of Strategic Commodity Dossier delivery representing Classic requirements ensuring
analytics on suppliers, market and business requirements is kept up-to-date and available.
- Lead development of product or part strategies to deliver profit and revenue generation for programmes and
the aftermarket.
- Responsible for issue and analysis of RFQs in region, and liaison with suppliers to ensure sourcing in-line with
policy, programme milestone and to agreed targets through Classics Sourcing Board, deploying TCO & TVO
approach.
- Delivery of multiple Classic stakeholder KPI’s (cost, pricing, MoQ, leadtime, delivery) on-time for programme
and AM delivery.

**Cost Management**:

- Manage New Model Programme introduction of designated commodity or system, including contracted supplier
obligations, production readiness and resolution of any commercial or programme issues and risks.
- Deliver material cost and distribution costs to target through effective cost management of designated
commodities.
- Investigate and ensure resolution of In-contract Commercial Issues including unverified invoices relating to
price queries, agreed cost reductions, tooling costs, design changes and all liability claims, to minimise the
costs to our client.

**Supplier Management**:

- Represent Classic within supplier Relationship Management approach, co-ordinating with key Classics
stakeholders to ensure full supplier understanding of qualit