Senior Buyer

**About GKN Aerospace**: **"Join us and help make things fly every day”** **A Truly Global Business** Every day, around the world, we help aircrafts fly further, faster and greener. We’re the world’s leading tier one aerospace supplier of systems and components. With over 15,000 employees across 38 manufacturing sites in 13 countries serving over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers with sales of £2.8bn. Together as “one GKN” we’re moving our business and industry forward developing technologies that rapidly decarbonise aircraft, and innovating to help build a new generation of planes that produce zero emissions. We’re putting sustainability at the heart of what we do; driving our objective to becoming a net zero greenhouse gas emissions business before 2050 **Making a Difference** It’s great to know you’re making a difference to the future of aviation Whatever part you play you’ll be helping us deliver operational excellence to our customers. Based at our Luton manufacturing plant you’ll do just that. Established in 1993, GKN Aerospace in Luton is a world leader in commercial and military ice protection systems and transparencies. Offering a full range of capabilities; design, analysis, testing, certification and manufacture of electro-thermal ice protection, military fast jet canopies and flight deck windows to over 20 programmes including: Boeing 787, Dreamliner, Airbus A320, AgustaWestland, AW101, Eurofighter Typhoon and Lockheed, Martin F-22 Raptor. Our customers include Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed Martin, Bell Helicopters, Textron, BAE Systems, Pratt & Whitney, Leonardo. Our Luton site is home to 400+ employees and onsite facilities including onsite parking, canteen, vending machines and showers. **Job Summary**: The Senior Buyer will be based at our Luton site serving both our Civil & Defence business lines and reporting to the Procurement Manager. The role will require flexibility for monthly travel to attend supplier meetings both National and Internationally. The Senior Buyer will be accountable for local commercial management and assigned non-strategic sourcing for the geographical area under their responsibility including in-contract modifications, transfers or new products, ensuring products are sourced at competitive prices in line with aerospace commodity strategy and management of supplier delivery for parts sourced as modifications, transfers or new products until FAI is achieved. There is the flexibility to work home up to one day per week dependent on the needs of the business. **Responsibilities**: - Report procurement activity and site reviews - Interface between programme and commodity management for new sourcing and change programmes in line with the group commodity strategy - Support commodity managers on region supplier selection RFQ / RFP with the use of E-Sourcing tools - Support parts and supplier transfers and industrialisation (Major transfers) - Parts and supplier transfers and industrialisation (Minor transfers) through to FAI - Drive implementation of global and regional agreements - Transfer of parts from PO to Schedule including the negotiation of moving from Schedule to consignment/DLF etc - PO demands placed upon suppliers to ensure that Key Objectives of cost, quality and delivery are secured - Site procurement change control, export control and ITAR - Delivery, maintenance and integrity of site BOM - Ensure item and contract data is updated and maintained - Flow down of enabled customer materials, pricing and skyline forecasts to Suppliers - Develop and support site cost reduction opportunities and supplier development plans in-line with business requirements - Supplier risk including use of rate readiness templates and awareness of Dunn & Bradstreet for financials - Manage Raw Material Inventory levels for Purchase Order parts in line with programme targets and start dates - Resolve Invoice queries related to pricing - Escalation point for any cost and contractual issues with Suppliers working with commodity management where further escalation is required **How You'll Contribute**: To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes: **Essential**: - BSc degree, or equivalent in a Business, Engineering, or Science discipline OR Level 3 CIPS Qualification - Demonstrable relevant business experience within a Procurement role - Experience of working with MRP systems - Experience of working with suppliers and process both UK based and internationally - Ability to work with cross functional teams and provide leadership **Desirable**: - MCIPS or related qualifications or equivalent - Negotiation and contract negotiation experience - Setting and working within KPI’s We are looking for people who want to make a difference, talented members with the skills and passions to become the best of the future in what they do. T