Senior Buyer
Contract
PAYE ONLY
Coventry
The purpose of this position is to effectively manage large, complex supplier procurement activities and cross-functional relationships ensuring best practice purchasing techniques are applied at all times. In addition, this role will be responsible to develop, implement, and manage strategic sourcing activities and commodity strategies, support new product introduction activities, and support integrated product teams, aligned with policies, processes and direction.
- Manage new product introduction activities for procurement as assigned taking responsibility for customer requirement flow down, quotation, in-depth quote evaluation, cross-functional sourcing, risk evaluation, negotiating, contracting, working capital/inventory program flow down, ordering, supplier schedule maintenance/adherence, rate readiness, and other complex supplier launch activities including customer support/interaction in accordance with policies, procedures, and company objectives.
- Support strategic make versus buy activities and cross-functional manufacturing strategy development.
- Conduct large spend category requests for quotation, evaluation, negotiations, and sourcing activities as directed in order to obtain a full range of products and services from suppliers that meet planned performance targets and guidelines. Raise orders and/or other demand signals accurately and on time to ensure all goods and services are supplied in accordance with customer and company requirements whilst at the same time optimizing levels of inventory.
- Manage day to day activities in support of the procurement of materials and services including obsolesce, engineering changes, part revisions, invoice issues, pricing discrepancies, expediting/de-expediting, cancellations, and the management of defective materials. Ensure compliance with government laws and regulations and company policies and processes. Lead cross-function and senior level meetings internally and externally as required to ensure successful resolution of issues.
Please forward CVs in the first instance to Leigh Sproston
