Senior Buyer – Oils - Uttoxeter, United Kingdom - JCB

Description

JCB is a truly world class, family-owned business. We are proud of our achievements and recognise that future growth and success is shaped by the ambition of the JCB team. If you are looking for a career with a business where people really count, look no further than JCB.

Joining us as a Buyer in our Purchasing Department is an opportunity to be right where the action is at a world-renowned business you'll be proud to say you're a part of. Within our Service division we source after market products and nominate suppliers without which our business can't operate. It's as important as it sounds. Working here means thriving within a fast-paced environment where confident problem-solving and quick decision-making counts. It's a place where the team pulls together to fulfil Category Strategies but, equally, somewhere that encourages autonomy. More than anything else, it's about having the right attitude. A certain tenacity and ambition balanced with an ability to build great relationships. That's how we get the best deals for JCB. For those who can do that, there's huge potential for rewards and career development.

Overview of the role:

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced buyer to join the team and be responsible for our oil & lubricants strategy both for the OE and OES areas of JCB and to integrate and work with the global teams also sourcing these products... The role requires a candidate who has the capability to maximise the potential with new and existing suppliers to ensure the best cost, quality and service levels are achieved, whilst assessing and mitigating risk.

This role works closely and liaises with the Product, Operations and Sales Teams within the JCB aftermarket organisation to ensure that product rationalisation, product development and supply chains are developed and managed to meet our customer's demands and expectations.

Success means understanding what the business needs, working closely with suppliers and gaining credibility with internal customers to deliver the category strategy. In a global organisation like JCB, that's no small feat.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Strategic Development & Execution:

§ Establishes ways to identify and quantify opportunities to reduce the cost of products and services for each category area.

§ Awareness of technological and market changes which can result in delivering total cost improvements and implement best practice.

§ Liaise with stakeholders assessing business requirements to ensure that they can deliver sourcing strategy plans.

§ Deliver robust implementation plans in line with the sourcing strategy. These plans should support, but not be limited to:

Relationship & Business Integration:

§ Supplier performance reviews.

§ Early supplier engagement activities.

§ Risk reporting & mitigation.

§ Project closure & review.

§ Maps the key stakeholders that need to be established and relationship maintained.

§ Implements and establishes scope, timelines, resources, and milestones required to deliver each category project.

§ Analyses the markets relating to their category and ensures that market analysis is reported and shared.

§ Develops working relationship with key suppliers ensuring that JCB's performance targets are met.

§ Deploy and manage all the Purchasing activity relating to their category. Utilising as appropriate the 'pricing teams' to deliver products on time and in line with business requirements.

Teamwork & Self Development:

§ Ensure that there is effective communication between all aspects of the supply chain function.

§ Addresses performance issues with supply base relating to their category delivery.

§ Understands the business performance requirements and effectively communicates to the supply base.

§ Provides support to the category managers as required.

§ Drives their personal development.

Business Management & Coordination:

§ Ensures adherence to and understanding of Purchasing policies and procedures.

§ Act on alerts created from the continuous risk assessment process and to ensure Business Continuity plans are in place with appropriate suppliers.

§ Work effectively their teams and other components of the supply chain, such as operational buying and materials managements to address performance issues with their suppliers where appropriate.

§ Supports the delivery and development of an annual Budgets (CMR).

About you:

This is a role where expertise and credibility count. You'll need proven experience of purchasing in an engineering, aftermarket or production environment. Good communication skills and influence to build relationships, within a global and matrix organisation are essential skills for this role. A CIPS/MCIPS/PRINCE2 qualification and/or graduate calibre would certainly be an advantage. You'll need to have the flexibility to travel both in the UK and Overseas in order to support business requirements.

You will also need a detailed understanding of Purchasing tools and processes including:

§ Category Management in a Global Organisation.

§ Budget Planning and Reporting

§ Supplier Contracts

§ Project Management

§ Performance & Change Management

§ Contract Management

§ Practical Problem Solving

§ Advanced Negotiation Techniques

§ Inventory Management Understanding

§ Management Systems knowledge (ISO, PDCA, TQM, etc)

Rewards you deserve:

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don't just get a competitive salary, 33 days' holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there's the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There's our Cycle to Work Scheme.

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