Direct Production Buyer (Various Levels) - 38150/38151

Pay Rate: between £34.39-£41.46/hr Ltd dependent on experience – inside IR35 (PAYE option available)

Division: Purchasing

Contract Position based at: Gaydon

Position Description:

As a Direct Production Buyer, you will utilise your experience to analyse, define, and implement market and sourcing strategies for your designated commodities.

• Lead the Global sourcing activity through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP) utilising market intelligence and expertise.
• Development and execution of commodity strategies and delivery through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP).
• You may also work on developing commodity strategies, in product delivery squads, on New Part Introduction & Industrialisation or on supplier management & cost saving activity

Essential Skills, Knowledge and Experience

• Capability to create high quality long-term purchasing strategies
• Delivering complex supply chain solutions in a fast paced, high pressured manufacturing environment to implement and deliver purchasing strategies with the focus on total value chain delivery - able to identify opportunities for creating value in a commodity or commodities
• Ability to work independently, results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.
• Procurement / Purchasing experience as a Buyer
• Negotiation and contract management skills
• Analytical skills using purchasing tools
• Global Sourcing
• Problem solving and idea generation
• Development of strategies Implementation of strategies
• Project Management Supplier management

Education:

• CIPS Qualified (various levels)

Additional Information:

** THIS POSITION IS DEEMED TO BE INSIDE IR35 **

For further information, please send your interest and CV to – ellie.ebbage@jonlee.co.uk

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.