Senior Delivery Buyer

Job Reference: JO(phone number removed)
Position: Senior Delivery Buyer

This role will see you have responsibility for managing the external supply chain. You will support the Global Commodity Leaders and Global Strategic Buyers in the development and execution of commodity strategies and the Global sourcing activity through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP).
Responsible for all post sourcing and contract management activities for designated commodities and suppliers within your region.
You will develop and execute key performance indicators across the designated regional suppliers, engaging with stakeholders and specialists within the Purchasing Function as required, ensuring supplier performance to meet QCDMT requirements.
This role is also a pivotal role for interface with other key functions within the company and acts as a core conduit for true cross functional working across Production Purchasing, MP&L, STA, Product Engineering, Cost Engineering and Manufacturing.
Act as the voice of the customer for input into the Strategic Commodity Dossiers (SCD), Commodity Business Plans (CBP) and Strategic Supplier Dossiers (SSD), and ensure relevant data is updated, understood
Responsible for the execution of commodity and supplier strategy, and the effective operational relationships with each of designated suppliers in region, ensuring that they adopt and follow the commodity strategy that delivers improved purchase operational performance
Be responsible for issue and analysis of RFQs in Region, and liaison with suppliers to ensure sourcing in line with policy and to agreed targets through GSP and deploying TCO & TVO approach
Conduct supplier negotiations in Region pre SCPA in support of Global Commodity Leader As required support analysis of Make vs Buy business justification in Region

Skills Required:
Supplier performance management
New Model Programme Cost Achievement (Post SCPA)
Net Cost Reporting targets and strategic should-cost Gap Closure Plan targets (Post SCPA)
Validation of core activity relating to CCDS

Skills Preferred:
The ability to challenge in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style
Experience of working in a global, multi-cultural environment
An individual with the ability to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style