Senior Buyer / Senior Project Buyer

Senior Buyer (NPI / Project) Job on the West Sussex Coast. Paying up to £45k, automotive / engineering a bonus

Your new company
You will be working for a global strategic engineering and consultancy that specialises in the transport, energy and scarce resources sectors.

If you have experience as a Project Buyer with an Engineering / Automotive background and are looking to step up into a new position as a Senior buyer or are currently in a similar role but are looking to join an exciting company, this is a great role for you.

Your new role
As a Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for the management of purchased parts from concept to series production from the suppliers and projects you are assigned. Working alone or leading a small team on designated projects your key objectives will include

What you'll need to succeed

• Meeting with clients to discuss/define Purchasing requirements and coordinate supply chain activities between suppliers, clients & Engineering/project teams.
• Maintaining and promoting relationships with clients, suppliers and the wider project purchasing team in identification & development of purchasing best-practise across the business.
• Liaising with suppliers and Engineering teams on design feasibility issues, expediting orders and agreeing concessions or return rejects
• Procurement of project goods including bespoke parts/tooling manufactured drawings, along with design/development, and other technical services.
• Identification & evaluation of potential supply partners (working closely with SQA).
• Responsible for Supplier Nomination activities including; carrying out audits, NDA's, T&C's, risk evaluation, competitive bidding (RFQ), negotiating prices of/with UK and international suppliers.
• Control spend against budget and forecasting to completion of project
• Ownership of the end-to-end, purchase-to-pay process for projects assigned
• Coordination and Maintenance of supplier held tooling registers

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