Graduate Buyer

**Company Bio**:
Entrepreneurial Leader
Heroux-Devtek, the world’s 3rd largest producer of landing gear, serves the civil and military aerospace markets from production facilities in North America and Europe. The Company’s longevity, flexibility, and track record for the development and implementation of innovative production systems have distinguished it as a leader in the domain. With its most recent acquisitions, Heroux-Devtek is bolstering its status as one of the foremost landing gear, actuation and hydraulic system designers and manufacturers in the global aerospace industry.

**Division info**:
The Landing Gear Market specializes in the design, qualification, manufacture and repair and overhaul of landing gears and flight critical components to a customer base that extends from the OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) to the Operators in both the commercial and military markets.

**Summary of position**:
Manages the full sourcing cycle of goods & services including the raising and management of all direct purchase documents within the ERP or other Procurement systems where designated. ensuring adherence to project milestone requirements.

**Main responsibilities**:
**Strategic Sourcing**:

- Responsible for execution of the supplier sourcing process in line with Category strategy where possible for assigned categories/suppliers.

**Supplier Relationships**:

- Responsible for leading and co-ordinating supplier relationships and strategy(s) within the designated external supply chain.
- Lead specific supplier relationships fulfilling the accountabilities of the project/stakeholder. This will include full sourcing and on-boarding of any potential new suppliers.

**Cost Management**:

- Operating through the full sourcing life cycle, ensure the supply chain within assigned categories meet annual Purchase cost commitments and project business cases using a total cost of acquisition approach, ensuring progress is reported via standard purchased cost management/budget process.
- Responsible for the resolution of cost issues, and maintenance of supplier pricing within the ERP system or other Procurement systems. Consults with Procurement Managers and agrees counter measure(s).

**Delivery**:

- Consults with Procurement Managers and agrees counter measures where supplier performance falls below acceptable standards or contractual obligations.

**Quality**:

- Support for the quality performance (typically within the sourcing phase) of those suppliers within responsible categories.
- Consults with relevant Procurement and Quality Managers and agrees counter measures where supplier performance falls below acceptable standards or contractual obligations.

**Processes and Procedures**:

- Accountable and responsible for ensuring adherence whilst continually improving the company’s processes and procedures, maintaining procurement systems to ensure associated KPI’s are met and ensuring records are maintained in line with company and regulatory requirements.
- Manage delivery of business plans compliant with all regulatory and environmental frameworks

**Qualifications**:

- CIPS Qualified
- Global outlook and exposure to different challenges, cultures, and ways of working.
- Understands and operates supplier relationship and category management
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Understands and operates supplier relationship and category management
- Understands value levers and cost drivers
- Understands manufacturing processes and cost drivers
- Understands total cost of acquisition impact

You enjoy challenges, teamwork an a quality working environment that evolves continuously? Developing your competencies is a priority for you? Join Héroux-Devtek and "lets grow together".