Commodity Buyer

**Job Description Summary**: At GE Power Conversion we provide electrification solutions, enabling customers to power their energy-intensive operations, and to improve energy efficiency. We are recognised for high-performance ship electric power and electric propulsion systems, energy management and automation and control systems as applied globally across the marine, energy, infrastructure, and industrial sectors. Are you looking for a role where you can make a difference? Do you like seeing projects though from start to completion. Our manufacturing and engineering teams produce a wide range of high-performance electrical solutions, to support the growth of sustainable global electrification.

**Working cross-functionally within the UK business (RMR) and Systems Engineering the operational Buyer is responsible for full R2i Purchasing process for commodities/families including (but not limited to) raw materials, power electronics, services, sub-con, off the shelf, and logistics.**:
**Responsibilities**.
- Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash and preferred supplier targets, limiting/ mitigating erosions. (overspends)
- Ensure business compliance is followed, authorisations, processes, controls.
- Own the day-to-day execution of the transactional procurement process including approving, converting purchase requisitions/Eng requirements into purchase orders. Managing purchase orders, expediting, supplier monitoring, delivery schedules (NCR’s/Invoice Queries etc)
- Manage Engineering changes on open orders within the supply chain.
- Manage the operational relationship with suppliers.
- Optimize inventory and process improvements.
- Identify review and propose new suppliers.
- Support escalation issues for invoice payment issue resolution.

**Qualifications / Requirements**.**:

- CIPS (desirable, not essential).
- Good level of exposure and relevant experience within transactional purchasing (SAP), expediting, supply chain management. (manufacturing / engineering background preferred)
- Ability to understand purchasing contract legal terms and chair negotiations.
- Ability to review understand engineering requirements and cost/budget sub-con manufacture.
- Ability to read and interpret BOM’s and technical drawings, statements of work.
- Ability and willingness to travel if required.
- Efficient with SAP and AP systems. (MRP)

**You can expect from us**:

- Challenging and exciting projects.
- A work environment where we understand that not everyone has the same expectations about their jobs, careers and work-life balance and we are happy to discuss flexibility requirements.
- Attractive compensation.
- Flexible benefits so you can build a package that fits your personal needs. Some core benefits are: Flexible pension with Company Contribution; Income protection; Private Health Insurance; Life Assurance, healthy lifestyle account.
- 34 days’ vacation including national holidays and the ability to flex depending on needs.

Imagine a future with us

**Additional Information**:
**Relocation Assistance Provided**:No