Procurement Automotive Category Buyer Lead

4 days ago


Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom 1st Executive Ltd Full time

Company Overview

Established in the late 1800s, this renowned automotive manufacturer has experienced remarkable growth, with its UK turnover doubling to £1 billion over the past three years. This surge can be attributed to effective worldwide marketing and online reach.

This success has led to the creation of a pure Greenfield opportunity for a Procurement Category Buyer within the company's best-in-class procurement team.

Job Description

The Procurement Vehicle Lead will be responsible for project managing specific vehicle platforms, collaborating with Product Planning, Engineering Platform Leads, Project Management Office, and Procurement to develop platform strategies and ensure timely delivery of all procurement activities on new bike programmes.

This role requires:

  • Ensuring plans support maintaining high-quality standards.
  • Reducing development lead-times of new model parts.
  • Facilitating the introduction of new market technologies to products efficiently.
  • Working closely with the Commodity Team in the UK, Asia, and the Far East, as well as the wider product, design, and QC functions and Procurement within Project Teams.

Required Skills and Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you should have:

  • A minimum of 5 years' strategic procurement experience.
  • Junior Strategic-minded buyers looking to advance their career into project management are also encouraged to apply.

Benefits

This iconic brand offers an excellent package including:

  • Discounted clothing, parts, and accessories purchases.
  • A company benefits platform providing discounts with multiple vendors.
  • A competitive pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement.

Estimated Salary: £60,000 - £80,000 per annum



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