Job Title: BIW Buyer
Location: Gaydon / Hybrid working
Rate: £33.20ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £25.22ph PAYE
Employment Type: Contract (Financed until 31/12/2024)
Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week
Reference: J38660
The Indirect Procurement (IP) Capital Equipment team is responsible for the procurement of all manufacturing and testing facilities including Trim & Final Assembly, Paint, Body in White, Stamping Dies, Engines, Electric Propulsion and Product Validation.
This role has Global responsibility for procuring capital equipment across all facilities worldwide taking responsibility for sourcing, as well as associated contract management and supplier relationship management. The role requires a high level of interaction with internal stakeholders and external suppliers for stamping dies. The successful candidate will need to be a flexible team player, with good communication skills, a high degree of commercial acumen and good technical aptitude.
Description:
Your accountabilities will include, but not limited to:
Strategy & Sourcing:
- Responsible for Strategic Category Plan (SCP) creation and delivery
- Delivering sourcing in line with policy and to agreed targets through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP) and deploying Total Cost of Ownership approach
- Leading complex supplier negotiations including legal and financial approval pre-Contract / Purchase Order, engaging specialist teams and Global Purchasing Finance
- Responsible for delivering against savings programme targets (value-add and budgetary savings)
Contract & Supplier Relationship Management
- Working with Stakeholders and Finance to operate the contract management governance
- Responsible for managing dispute resolution process
- Change management of the contracts and Purchase Orders
- Support Financial reconciliation activities, as required
- Contract audit/reviews in line with requirements
- Ensuring the Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Performance Management processes are carried out effectively
- Responsible for organising and conducting the Supplier business reviews, capture the minutes and actions and work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to complete the actions
Skills Required:
- An individual who is results driven, demonstrates, tenacity, drive and perseverance, with the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding environment.
- Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred
- Commercial Awareness and Negotiation skills
- Understand category management principles
- Strategic thinking
- Global business understanding and experience
- Operational Contract Management experience
- Relationship management - internal and external
- Category knowledge and demonstrated experience within Stamping Dies
- Flexibility and agility to be able to adjust to changing business needs
Experience Preferred:
- Experience within an Automotive OEM or Supplier (Preferably stampings)
- Category knowledge and demonstrated experience with BiW
- Previous supplier experience within category
- Technical understanding of automotive BiW assembly
Personal Profile
- An enthusiastic individual who is able to deliver results in a complex, highly demanding environment.
- A pro-active and resilient individual who has a continuous learning mindset
- An effective communicator with the desire to influence cross-functionally
- A team player who actively develops and supports team members
Additional Information:
Candidate needs to be flexible to travel to other sites if needed. Hybrid working with Wednesday mandatory, other days may be required as/when required.
This role is INSIDE IR35
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Caresoft Global Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency.
We are an independent highly-experienced recruitment consultancy dedicated to specialist markets within the Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural & Construction Industries.
No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race or disability and we welcome all applications.