Senior Delivery Buyer

REQ ID: 120089
JOB TITLE: Senior Delivery Buyer - Engines
SALARY: £39,400 - £52,200
POSTING END DATE: 23/11/23
LOCATION: Whitley

Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.

**WHAT TO EXPECT**

As the Senior Delivery Buyer you will be responsible for managing the external supply chain from JLR suppliers. You will be part of a pivotal role liaising with other key functions within JLR and act as a core conduit for true cross functional working across Production Purchasing, Product Engineering, Cost Engineering and Manufacturing. You will be supporting the Global Commodity Leaders and Global Strategic Buyers in the development and execution of commodity strategies and the Global sourcing activity. You will be responsible for all post sourcing and contract management activities for designated commodities and suppliers within your region.

**Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities**:

- You will be responsible for the execution of commodity and supplier strategy, and the effective operational relationships with each supplier. You will be ensuring that they adopt and follow the commodity strategy and delivery plan.
- You will support the Strategic Analyst, by ensuring regional analytics on suppliers, market and business requirements are available.
- Be responsible for the issue and analysis, and liaison with suppliers to ensure sourcing in line with policy and to agreed targets.
- Provide input to meetings to ensure design decisions are made based on an accurate analysis of supply chain, product cost drivers and regional inputs.
- Conduct supplier negotiations in the region, and work in support of Global Commodity Leader.
- Work with the Capacity Planning Team to manage strategic capacity changes and constraints.
- As required support the analysis of Make vs Buy business justification in the Region.

**WHAT YOU’LL NEED**

**Essential**
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience.
- Experience with delivering complex supply chain solutions in a fast paced, high pressured manufacturing environment.
- Previous experience working in the automotive industry
- Ability to work independently, results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a highly demanding environment.
- Implementing and delivering purchasing strategies with the focus on total value chain delivery
- Identify opportunities for creating value in a commodity or commodities
- strong communicaton skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders to influence cross-functional engagement

**SO WHY US?**

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you’ll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme. All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role. Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.