Senior Buyer

​Main purpose of the job:

• Support organisation with indirect procurement requirements for allocated plants

Main missions and results:

• Sourcing of the indirect materials, products and services.

• Identify Cost Savings with plant stakeholders and suppliers.

• Close connection to Indirect commodity managers and Plant stakeholders for Cost Savings.

• Be and escalation point of supplier issues for indirect regarding service levels or price issues, for the requesters and / or suppliers.

• Action LTA PO changes for indirect products and services.

• Develop, maintain, lead, and own the indirect roadmap cost savings project.

• Support the Indirect Commodity Managers as and when requested, for the topics relevant to the plant buyer’s plants.

• Indirect Tooling and local supplier management, negotiation, and PO creation, as exception, when the Tooling and Capital teams cannot do it.

• Plant indirect P-save lead and ownership.

• Maintain the indirect price lists in AS400.

• Process the new supplier requests in Lotus Notes.

• Approval of the indirect purchase orders in AS400.

• Control / administration of the supplier bonuses for the indirect procurement.

• Negotiations with suppliers regarding new launches and changes for indirect products and services.

• Support the requisitioners in raising the purchase requisitions in AS400 (POs related to the plant buyer mission).

• Work diligently and timely to achieve assigned KPIs and objectives.

Preferred skills and experience:

• Degree / MCIPS preferred but not essential.

• Ability to promote best practice purchasing techniques.

• Proven commercial success / strong negotiator.

• Previous manufacturing / automotive experience in (Direct, Indirect or Tooling) preferred but not essential.

• Experience in cost engineering, raw material, tooling buying Indirect spend and product portfolio would be advantageous.

• Ability to lead negotiations and support teams in the development of negotiations strategies for large and complex projects.

• Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills.

• Demonstrable commercial success within an Automotive and / or manufacturing environment is desired, but willing to consider all industries with the right competencies gained.

• Excellent organisational skills, deadline adherence and exceptional attention to accuracy and detail.

• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

• Able to act under pressure with calmness, clarity of thought and decisive authority.

• The determination to drive forward the business to ‘Best in Class’ performance standards.

• Must be capable of lateral thinking and be able to make structured and objective decisions.

• Able to demonstrate a methodical approach towards problem solving.

• A high level of self-motivation to overcome obstacles.

• Results driven and the ability to deliver against aggressive targets to achieve the overall business objectives.

• A flexible approach to working hours and practices is necessary.

• Ability to play a lead role in contract implementation and management.

• Good working knowledge of manufacturing and quality processes.

• Proven supply chain management and procurement experience, dealing with both small and large value organisations.