Strategic Buyer 37918

Strategic Buyer (NPP) - 37918

Pay Rate: up to GBP39.71/hr Ltd inside IR35 (PAYE option available)

Division: Purchasing

Contract Position based at Gaydon - Hybrid working with main site in Gaydon plus 1-day minimum at a stakeholder site (Solihull and West Midlands area)

Position Description:

Strategy Buyer - Non-Production Purchasing with overall responsibility and leadership for all Purchasing activities within specified categories, including the following responsibilities:

Sourcing in line with Strategy Category Plan (SCP) through the Global Sourcing Process to the point of Contract / Purchase Order for their subcategories Lead continuous improvements in purchasing activities by supporting COE initiatives / activities for their respective subcategories
Internal stakeholder alignment on strategy and sourcing, including key focus on regional inputs and regional deployment for their subcategories
Global category strategy development and deployment to deliver company cost and quality targets through sourcing within the Global markets for their subcategories
Supporting delivery team in supplier relationships through the Contract Management and Supplier Performance Management process for their subcategories
SCP delivery, ensuring completion line with annual SCP targets for their subcategories
Ensuring the SCP is kept up to date in line with the annual review target for their subcategories
Ensuring analytics on suppliers, market and business requirements is available for their subcategories (Analytics will be provided by the Analyst function)
Lead Stakeholder alignment in relation to strategy creation and implementation for their subcategory
Ensure alignment with Regional Buying Colleagues to ensure strategic / tactical sourcing is in line with strategy for their subcategory
Responsible for their subcategory delivery against savings targets
Identify Make vs Buy and business justification when required and support analysis for their subcategory
Supply chain risk management for their subcategory
Ensuring regional buying teams are adhering to the subcategory strategy within the region.
Engaging with specialist functions where required GPF, Risk, OGC
Maintaining lead for supplier interaction
Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Experience of indirect procurement of goods and services
Experience of negotiating terms and conditions
Commercial awareness and negotiation skills
Understand category management principles
Strategic thinking
Global business understanding and experience
Relationship management - internal and external
Category knowledge and demonstrated experience
Flexibility and agility to be able to adjust to changing business needs
An individual who is results driven, demonstrates, tenacity, drive and perseverance, with the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding environment
Experience Preferred:

Experience of working in Procurement in Automotive or Manufacturing-based Industries is preferable (but is not mandatory)
Having completed a sourcing project or a procurement process
Experience with negotiating with suppliers on a regular basis
Proven track record of achieving cost savings / reductions year on year
Experience working with multiple internal stakeholders (i.e. Engineering, Logistics, Finance, etc.)
Education:

MCIPS or working towards the qualification
Personal Profile - Essential Attributes:

An individual able to deliver quality and consistency in a complex and highly demanding environment.
A self-motivated individual who uses initiative and problem solver - focussed on delivering results.
An individual with the capability to combine a short term, pragmatic focus with medium term planning
Works well under pressure of conflicting priorities
A strong communicator with the ability to understand and to communicate complex ideas
An effective team player, actively develops and supports team members
Proactive team player, who is happy to be hands on and work with a small team
Proven track record of demonstrating logic and analytical thinking
Additional Information

** THIS POSITION IS CONFIRMED INSIDE IR35 **

To apply for this role please send your CV to (url removed).

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business