Job summary

A global technology product manufacturer require a Senior Buyer. A Strategic Senior Buyer role applicants need cost-saving experience, comfort supporting NPI activities and ability to produce strategies for assigned commodities.

Key skills required for this role

Buyer, Strategic Buyer, Senior Buyer

Important

Buyer, Strategic Buyer, Senior Buyer

Job description

A global technology product manufacturer require a Senior Buyer. A Strategic Senior Buyer role applicants need cost-saving experience, comfort supporting NPI activities and ability to produce strategies for assigned commodities.

The Senior Buyer will join a high-performing, positive and proactive procurement team. The Senior Buyer will be assigned a suite of electro-mechanical suppliers and will be responsible for developing commodity strategies and supporting project/NPI procurement tasks.

This is an exciting, broad procurement role encompassing; contracts, strategic supplier relationship management, and working closely with colleagues in Quality.

Specific duties of the Senior Buyer include:

• Supplier identification, selection, management, development/driving improved performance and supporting Quality with auditing
• Design and develop commodity strategies for electro-mechanical spend area
• Supporting NPI activities from a procurement perspective
• Negotiation and management of LTAs
• Support broader business procurement and commercial strategies

Senior Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Procurement experience in a strategic, product or category/commodity focused role
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of global supply chains for; mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronics
• Ability to support engineering colleagues with; NPI, supplier quality (NR), auditing and development tasks
• Ability to engender cost-savings