Senior Buyer

**Senior Buyer**

Vacancy Reference: CLA-253

Position: Full-time

Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK

**Salary**: £35,000- £45,000

At Callen-Lenz, we are expanding the limits of what is possible. We specialise in crewed and uncrewed aircraft operations and technology, and having recently received investment into the business we are going through a period of rapid growth and development and are looking for key roles to assist with these changes. Callen-Lenz offers innovative and customer focused UAS solutions through our 4 key business strands: technical services, products, platforms and operational services. We are looking for individuals to help drive forward our expansion, placing you at the forefront of UAS development in the UK.

Our Values
- Teamwork
- Commitment
- Initiative
- Creativity
- Agility
- Integrity
- Enjoyment

Why Work for Us

Based in the heart of rural Wiltshire, close to the Historic city of Salisbury you will join our rapidly growing, friendly, and multi-disciplined team, working on a range of diverse and interesting projects, leading the way in this exciting field and witnessing the full lifecycle of our products. The Callen-Lenz team are passionate about what we do, and we are searching for individuals to grow with us as we expand into the aerospace industry.

Our benefits include:

- 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays)
- Buy/Sell holiday policy up to 5 days either way.
- Pension Scheme via Royal London
- Life assurance scheme (6x basic salary)
- Income protection policy (75% of basic salary)
- Private Health Insurance via Vitality
- Private Dental insurance via Bupa
- Enhanced Maternity and paternity
- 1 Professional membership reimbursed per year.
- 1 paid volunteering day per year
- Access to an independent financial advisor year round
- Training & development opportunities

**About the Role**

In the role of Senior Buyer, day to day, you will be sourcing, negotiating and buying of goods, materials and services to meet operational requirements.

Alongside these tasks you will also be supporting with managing team members to ensure processes are efficiently completed to allow for an effective and transparent overall procurement life cycle.

**Role Responsibilities**
- Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
- Research and evaluate areas of opportunity and reduce costs where possible
- Deliver briefs, updates and reports as and when required
- Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
- Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities
- Explore alternate sources for goods and materials
- Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers
- Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements
- Undertake research on and evaluate existing and new suppliers
- Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
- Work collaboratively and negotiate and engage with stakeholders and suppliers regarding new projects, supplies and initiatives and advise of impact of change on purchasing and production activities
- Mentor and coach the Junior Buyer to enhance their career and professional development

**About You**

**Skills**:

- Essential _
- Proven purchasing experience.
- Highly skilled at building and maintaining effective and productive relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers
- Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities
- Results orientated with the ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines
- Commercially and financially aware
- Desirable_
- _
- Worked in an aviation or manufacturing environment.
- Personal Attributes_
- _
- Must be a British Citizen or have an existing right to work in the UK
- Ability to commit to national and international travel
- Team player who is capable of working autonomously
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills
- A professional and proactive approach