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Senior Buyer

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My client are recruiting for a Senior Buyer to join their Commodity Procurement team. As the Senior Buyer you will set the strategic direction of future supplier sourcing for vehicles for the commodities & suppliers within your commodity area and effectively direct your supplier relationships, to ensure access to the best technology at the lowest achievable ‘total cost’, whilst ensuring at all times that any possible risk to the business is minimised.

  • Ensuring close cooperation with Engineering to incorporate Technology Road-maps and shall demonstrate expertise regarding their supplier's and the wider industry’s current and future technological advances.
  • Delivering the creation and subsequent updating of Category Strategies, fully aligned with Technology Road-maps, to ensure the business has clarity regarding the best possible selection of suppliers to meet our future product plans, technology, sourcing and cost requirements.
  • Be a subject matter expert regarding the suppliers, competitors and industry landscape within their commodity area, fully conversant with the manufacturing processes, cost drivers and current, as well as future, technology.
  • Demonstrating that Procurement is a key business partner that brings real added value when interacting with other departments, so that other functions want to engage Procurement’s expertise.
  • Preparing and delivering the annual plans for cost reduction (including minimising any supplier claims) for their Commodity area, to ensure the committed improvements in direct material cost are delivered in line with the business plan. Work collaboratively with the Vehicle Line and Engineering to ensure they support and deliver on their cost down objectives too.

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: FULL_TIME

Specialism: Procurement & Supply Chain

Focus: Purchasing / Procurement

Industry: Automotive

Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum

Workplace Type: Hybrid

Experience Level: Mid Management

Location: Guildford

Job Reference: DMMRYD-D4153AC8

Date posted: 24 January 2025

Consultant: Dave Day

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