Purchasing Project Leader

3 weeks ago

Cheadle, United Kingdom JCB Full time

JCB is a truly world class, family-owned business. We are proud of our achievements and recognise that future growth and success is shaped by the ambition of the JCB team. If you are looking for a career with a business where people really count, look no further than JCB.

Overview of the role:

The role is responsible for coordinating and supporting all Purchasing activity in relation to all New Product Introduction Process (NPIP) activity and localisation projects. The co-ordination involves the delivery of the NPIP Purchasing Policy to comply with the functional requirements of the NPIP process.

You will work closely with key stakeholders and Purchasing teams as necessary, to coordinate all Procurement aspects ensuring requirements are executed in accordance with technical, program, cost and performance (quality and delivery) requirements, and in alignment with Group Purchasing Strategy.

This very demanding role requires the successful candidate to be self-motivated, process driven and can work on their own initiative as well as part of a team. You must be able to communicate well at every level of the business and can prioritise workload and meet very precise deadlines.

Your Responsibilities as a Purchasing Project Lead:

•Project Sourcing Reviews - Ensure the scope and targets of the new programme are agreed through cross-functional reviews to facilitate early supplier engagement, purchasing category compliance and commercial approach. Support the construction of a synthetic BOM and provide a summary of the existing supplier performance that includes development plans where appropriate.

•Plan for Every Part - Generate and maintain a PFEP to support Engineering in constructing a drawing release plan capable of supporting the overall timing requirements and to project manage the long lead time parts. To work with the various category teams in the creation of appropriate countermeasures and monitor the supplier delivery of those plans.

•Confidentiality - Manage the completion of supplier non-disclosure agreements for specific programmes.

•Component Validation - Support engineering with the fit for purpose sign off procedure.

•Risk Mitigation - Identify appropriate suppliers to participate in product launch reviews and manage any associated risk identified within this activity.

•Quality - Monitor and report the overall quality status and actively support the monitoring of timing plans and expediting of parts and / or quality documents.

•Cost Control - Work together with Engineering and the various Purchasing teams to support the target creation process for new parts and report the consolidated status, the progress and the cost saving opportunities throughout the launch of a programme.

•Gate Reviews - Prepare the papers summarising the overall Purchasing position for the NPIP gate reviews and represent the function at a senior level when appropriate.

About you:

The ideal candidate for this role will possess the following skills.

•Project management

•Strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills

•Demonstrate effective multi-functional team working.

•Influential dexterity

•Practical problem solving

•Leading and managing change.

•Conflict resolution ability

•Engineering and design understanding

•Financial awareness

•Assertiveness

•Strong sense of urgency with a positive attitude

Experience & Qualifications

•Engineering and/or Programme Management understanding

• You may be CIPS/PRINCE2 qualified however this is not essential.

•Production or Engineering background.

•Flexibility to travel.

Rewards you deserve:

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

JCB: Building a Brighter Future

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. 

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our recruitment team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@, and a member of the team will be on touch.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies. 

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