Global Commodity Buyer

2 weeks ago

Bristol, United Kingdom GKN Aerospace Full time

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 15,000 employees across 41 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

The Category Buyer is responsible for managing procurement expenditure and product related services as directed by the Category Manager, which must include maintaining Strategic Relationships with existing and future Suppliers , whilst ensuring requirements are met on time and in accordance with the appropriate quality standards, delivering a highly capable and cost effective supply base, focus must be on the implementation of the Category Procurement Strategy, and support to the category management teams and other areas of Supply Chain management when required

The Category Buyer will support the relevant category management products and services for all operating sites globally on behalf of the relevant site, programme and function. The role entails operating with a high degree of autonomy, whilst being an effective member of the commodity management team, delivering cost effective solutions for all global sites. A key element of the role is to ensure the category management strategy is aligned to the individual site and programme requirements, whilst ensuring ultimate value generation for the business. There will also be a requirement to support category management projects on behalf of the wider GKN Aerospace business, relevant site and programme.

Key Accountabilities

Category Management 

Manages category strategies that maximise value for the business based on understanding of business needs and supply market Builds deep knowledge of the supply market within the business Execution of the strategy, including negotiating and contracting with suppliers, evaluating on-going contract and supplier performance and measuring contract compliance Analysis of expenditure (cost and price) and the supply market to inform the development of the category strategy

Sourcing 

Captures specific business requirements and builds into RFx documents Executes pan site sourcing activity using strategic sourcing methodologies in order to put fit-for-purpose supply contracts in place Accountable for the implementation of pan-Business Line contracts so that they can be used in practice by the sites  Where appropriate supports bid activity where there is a significant category requirement

Supply Management

Segmenting and managing suppliers within the category Developing the appropriate strategies to incentivise and engage suppliers and to measure and incentivise their performance Establishing appropriate supplier governance, fed by relevant data and attended by empowered representatives of both organisations

Job Qualifications

Essential:

Experienced procurement practitioner with deep knowledge of current strategic procurement techniques and (c. 5 Years in Sourcing & Procurement) Knowledge of relevant categories Proven track record of identifying and delivering procurement savings against multi-million pound expenditures High quality communication ability, both written and orally Highly commercial, with a proven ability to use procurement to unlock value for the business Delivery focussed with a pragmatic, hands-on approach that enables strategies to be fully executed Ability to operate successfully in matrix organisations

Desirable:

Relevant business experience in the commercial aerospace sector, knowledge of the customer programmes of GKN Aerospace  Relevant professional and academic qualifications are highly valued. For example CIPS, degrees in relevant subject matter

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We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​
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