Senior Buyer

My client who are a leading multi-national defence business are currently recruiting for a Senior Buyer / Sourcing Manager within their Manufacturing & Technologies business unit on a permanent basis.

The Senior Buyer / Sourcing Manager will be responsible for leading procurement activities and developing supply chain solutions within Manufacturing & Technologies on behalf of the integrated delivery teams, working closely with project teams, externalsuppliers and partners.

The jobholder must be eligible to gain UK Security (SC level) clearance.

Role - Senior Buyer / Sourcing Manager - Manufacturing & Technologies

Location - Malvern (hybrid working)

Type - Permanent

Salary - £40,000 - £47,000 (DOE) + benefits

Key responsibilities of the Senior Buyer / Sourcing Manager - Manufacturing & Technologies role and not be limited to:

- Closely liaise with the programme team for the assigned product portfolio
- Conduct initial view of Supply market, examine opportunity vs risks, conduct Route to Market analysis, conduct Supplier due diligence, conduct supply chain assurance and prepare supplier readiness plan, form Make Vs Buy strategy, develop potential supplypartners profile, develop sourcing strategy, Initiate RFQ, and down select potential suppliers etc
- Support the Programme Manager and the BD commercial team with all formal Pre-Bid Procurement activities
- The role shall provide end to end Supply Chain advice, raw material sourcing, supply assurance, delivery, supply chain management and procurement against requirements
- In contract supplier management
- Efficient & effective day to day management of supply chain in support of Customer bidding and programmes
- Develop supply chain network map, develop supplier readiness plan and de-risk supply chain risks, develop negotiation plan, flow down customer requirements, place contracts, on-boarding suppliers, and execute supply chain delivery plan, etc
- Support team with contractual queries, flow down, contract amendments, support engineering team in refining BOM and improving supplier quality standards, support team to procure BOM, and support miscellaneous procurement activities etc
- Responsible for all post-contract SRM activities
- Providing strategic/functional development and execution of business strategies
- Stakeholder management (internal and external)
- Management planning of current and future workload
- Harnessing innovative solutions from existing and future supply chain partners