Supply Chain Specialist - Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, United Kingdom - Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd

Description

Do you want to work for an iconic brand?
Do you want to have a direct impact on what goes onto the Aston Martin products?

We are recruiting for Buyers (both direct and indirect procurement) to join us on a permanent basis at our Gaydon site.

We have also a maternity cover opened, so if you are considering a short-term project, don't hesitate to apply.

As an Aston Martin Buyer your day to day is mainly about sourcing products for our next generation projects at the best cost while maintaining quality and technical requirements.

You'll also focus on develop and maintain commodity strategies for a specific range of commodities like Electrical, Powertrain, Chassis, Body or Body and White in Direct Procurement, and a wide range of desks in Indirect Procurement.

You'll take a proactive role in developing and maintaining supplier relationship, including supplier evaluation and supplier risk management, and develop robust risk mitigation strategies where necessary.

As this is a strategic role for our business being able to evaluate cost data or quotation analysis forms and identify cost saving opportunities is critical.

You'll be accountable for quickly assimilate supplier and Aston Martin processes in order to positively impact Procurement performance.

You will partnership with Engineering, Production and all the other Aston Martin support function to maintain vehicle production on time, at the right quality, technical specifications and forecasted cost.

If you are a production buyer, it is essential to have relevant purchasing experience into a manufacturing environment, preferable automotive industry.

You will report to a senior buyer and you'll be working closely with Programme Coordinators and Procurement Analysts, as part of the same team.

You'll be highly proficient in

Microsoft Office:
Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
We can offer a hybrid work arrangement with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home.
Why Aston Martin
For over 110 years Aston Martin has made the most exquisitely addictive performance sports cars.
But no one builds an Aston Martin on their own.

As we embark on an exciting new era for the business, we need the very best people to write their own chapter on our journey to become the world's most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand.

We understand that the incredible beauty, craft, and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different.