Strategic Buyer

Reporting to the Strategic Buyer Manager, the Strategic Buyer is responsible for strategic purchasing activities within their commodity.

Specifically Includes:

• Identify cost reduction opportunities and develop strategies to realize savings


• Negotiate price reductions with suppliers.


• Lead or support the implementation of cost reduction initiatives


• Working with the potential suppliers and the program team, identify opportunities to reduce weight and cost, and address quality issues


• Support contract negotiations with supplier


• Ensure suppliers' compliance to contractual commitments


• Ensure the suppliers are 'rate ready' to support production


• Support and work closely with the Tactical Procurement team to ensure supplier performance is in line with required and contracted terms


• Support the application of contractual remedies against material breaches (claims)


• Identify supply chain risks and develop strategy to minimize impact


• Develop new sources of supply and establish strategic alliances which meet the program objectives


• Together with the commodity manager, develop the commodity by managing projects that would include the preparation of business cases and commodity profiles


• Establish and maintain networks internally and externally


• Monitoring and reporting supplier performance to compliment objectives on delivery and inventory


• Support our corporate sourcing team with appropriate sourcing strategies on the A350 that are in line with the corporate commodity strategy


• Ensure conformance to departmental procedures in all activities


• Any other reasonable duties as required
  
  Materials Management background MRP, ERP etc


• Experience in a Materials Management or similar role.


• Previous experience within a global purchasing environment


• Previous experience of business analytics development, including report writing and statistical analysis within purchasing


• Proven track record of achievement in a relevant position


• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc)


• Excellent interpersonal skills


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• Competitive Salary


• Fantastic pension scheme


• Critical illness cover


• Income Protection


• Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme, the ability to buy holidays, a cycle to work scheme & other great employee discounts