Senior Buyer

2 weeks ago


Silverstone, United Kingdom Tech Connect Group Full time

We are currently looking for a Senior Buyer to work on diverse and interesting projects for a high-performance vehicle engineering customer of ours in Silverstone.


The company are engaged in a number of exciting and motorsport / track-based vehicle projects – working with some of the world’s leading vehicle manufacturers.


Summary

Working in an extremely agile purchasing department you will be reporting into the Head of Purchasing. Your role will be vital to the day to day running of the department, ensuring parts are supplied into programmes on time and to budget. You will be managing a range of highly technical components and their supply chains. Reporting into the business status and resolving issues. You will help lead the day-today supplier management activities and you will have the ability to identify risks and put in place risk mitigation strategies to enable continuous supply.


All applicants are required to have;

  • Experience in a similar environment.
  • Minimum 3-5 years purchasing experience.
  • Extensive supplier management experience ideally in automotive/motorsport environment.
  • Ability to communicate to key stakeholders within the business.
  • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
  • Confident use of MS-Office applications
  • Proven skills in detailed analysis and problem solving from first principles
  • Follow, create, and disseminate good working practises and processes
  • Thrive operating in small team environments


Main Duties

  • To manage multiple suppliers across nominated commodities supplying highly technical
  • components and assemblies into the business.
  • Plan, Negotiate and procure direct materials into the business.
  • Working with and reporting to the Head of Purchasing and programme teams, you will be
  • responsible for all aspects of the purchasing process into projects.
  • Ability to develop/manage and maintain supply schedules.
  • Manage and solve complex supply issues using teamwork and collaboration across the
  • business.
  • You will help develop and maintain purchasing strategies for chosen commodities.
  • Commercial negotiations including supply contracts, DFM cost down activities and QAF
  • (quotation analysis)
  • Liaison with SQE to ensure issues are documented and resolved efficiently.
  • Recording detailed data via ERP and build documentation.
  • Managing the MRP system daily. Ensuring accuracy.
  • Using the Microsoft suite of products, support departmental reporting. Help develop new and
  • innovative ways to support the growing business needs.
  • Support and develop the purchasing team and purchase to pay processes.


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