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Who will you be working with?
We are seeking an experienced Strategic Buyer to join our team at the LH Group (a Division of Wabtec UK Ltd) based in Burton on Trent we support our customers through maintenance and operation optimisation with customised solutions for spare parts, repair, and overhaul activities on existing trains.
Role: Strategic Buyer
Salary: £Competitive
Location: Burton on Trent, Staffordshire, (DE13 8EN) – (Onsite)
Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00 to 16:30pm and Friday 08:00am to 13:00pm, 37 hours per week Contract Type: Permanent, Full-Time
How will you make a difference?
Leading the purchasing team to optimise procurement processes and achieving cost efficiency. This includes spearheading cost reduction initiatives by identifying and implementing strategies to lower expenses without compromising quality. Effective supplier selection is crucial, requiring thorough evaluation and negotiation to ensure the best possible terms and relationships to align with organisational goals.
What will your typical day look like?
- Deploy a strategy to aid the delivery of annual deflation aspirations.
- Support business planning processes in collating the budget material spend ambition.
- Facilitate regular review of actual and planned deflation and inflation.
- Create plans and strategies to deliver reductions or negate increases.
- Undertake contract reviews for key accounts and purchases above £0.5m.
- Implement SLAs / FWA's/ Rebate programs with suppliers where necessary.
- Develop KPIs to measure performance vs budget.
- Work closely with the purchasing manager to deliver a procurement strategy on dual-sourcing existing products of high importance.
What do we want to know about you?
- CIPS qualified or equivalent Business Degree
- A background in purchasing, procurement, or supplier management.
- A proven track record of successfully partnering with various suppliers.
- Can you demonstrate the ability to utilise creative and effective procurement strategies to acquire services while maintaining supplier relationships?
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
If you don't have all the above criteria don't worry, we would still like to hear from you as we live our values and always put people first and strive to expand what is possible.
About Wabtec:
Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company's new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.
It's not just about your career… or your job title…it's about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven't been done to make your and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so Through our people, leadership development, services, technology, and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
Legal authorisation to work in the UK is required. We will not sponsor individuals for employment visas, now or in the future, for this job opening.
*Please note that we do not accept agency candidate submissions without a formalised agreement with Wabtec Talent Acquisition. If you are an agency/third party Recruiter and have not been engaged by Wabtec for this search, we do not owe you a fee if you submit a candidate to the applicant tracking system that is ultimately hired.
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