Strategic Buyer

**Are you looking to demonstrate your potential, capability, and initiative as a Strategic Buyer in a leading global aviation organisation?**

AJW Group are seeking a progressive and motivated procurement professional to join our Strategic Sourcing Management Team.

The role of Strategic Buyer has overall responsibility for providing key support to the Strategic Sourcing Management (SSM) team and contribution for translating and executing the AJW Group Procurement Strategy as defined and agreed with the Head of Strategic Sourcing Management - CRO into a fully defined Strategic Procurement Plan. The SSM role will have clear measurable contract management and savings objectives and will drive key analysis and reporting to the teams as required.

**Key Duties**:

- Create and implement spend analytics and reporting capability to support the SSM team with their deliverables demonstrated through a strong technical skillset particularly in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience in effective supplier management techniques, including commercial and qualitative performance, risk management, and supplier relationship management.
- Management of new procurement engagement requests and facilitation of key relationships with AJW tactical buying teams
- Support SSM with day-to-day procurement activity including RFP’s, evaluations, contracting and key reporting

**The role shall also support improved cost reduction, risk reduction, contractual quality, delivery performance and effectiveness for their area. The role will also require the implementation of Procurement (CIPS) value creation methodologies such as**:

- Aggregation - Reduced cost per unit for common parts / categories.
- Standardisation - Rationalisation of commoditised parts / suppliers.
- Category Management - Segmentation by Air Transport Association codes & value analysis.
- Outsourcing - Non-critical activities (Where applicable).
- Supplier Management - Development of ‘should cost’, Supplier Kaizen, 7 wastes elimination.

**What's in it for you?**

Enjoy a monthly team fun budget and support community causes through charity events. Join our vibrant social scene with company-run events and experience a stunning work environment at our state-of-the-art HQ, complete with an onsite gym, bike-for-work scheme, delicious restaurant, discretionary bonus, healthcare, and Perkbox benefits.

Not local to our state-of-the-art HQ? Don't worry. Relocation support packages are available to make your move to the area easier.

This role may be eligible for hybrid working after 3-month probation (2 days WFH).

‍‍ Inclusive recruitment process; let us know about any reasonable adjustments needed.

AJW Group promotes diversity and equal opportunities.

See for yourself what it's like to work here at AJW Group:

- To recruitment agencies: AJW Group will not accept unsolicited or speculative agency CV’s and will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited CVs._

**The Person**:

- Demonstrable experience (2 years plus) in procurement activity either having worked as a buyer, procurement specialist or procurement analyst in a complex environment.
- Good commercial acumen, with ability to gather, analyse and interpret spend, volume and market data and understand the broader impacts aligned to the procurement plan.
- Ability to create and implement spend analytics capability to support SSM in their savings and benefits opportunity assessments demonstrated through a strong technical skillset particularly in Microsoft Excel.
- Experience in effective stakeholder and supplier management techniques, including commercial and qualitative performance, risk management, and supplier relationship management.
- Broad technical and commercial understanding of the aviation repairs industry - Desirable.
- Full or part CIPs qualified or working towards CIPs qualification (minimum Level 4).