Senior Buyer - Gaydon, United Kingdom - Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover

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Gaydon, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

**Job Description

REQ ID:
118012

JOB TITLE:
Senior Buyer (Braking Systems)

SALARY:
£39,400 - £52,200

POSTING END DATE:
07/09/2023

LOCATION:
Gaydon

Beyond Property, Purchasing, HR and IT, more than being part of our Finance or Marketing teams, beyond even Sales and Service, every role in every business area offers unique opportunities to make an impact on the future of mobility and the automotive industry.

WHAT TO EXPECT
Exciting Opportunity for a Senior Buyer

Are you a dynamic and strategic thinker, with a passion for procurement? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment and excel at building strong supplier relationships? We are seeking a Senior Buyer to join our braking systems team.

This position will allow you to work in a strong collaborative team, driving excellence. As well as see you acquiring integral commodities for vehicles across JLR, The House of Brands.

As we continue our journey to progress with the reimagine strategy and offering electrified vehicles.

This is a great opportunity for an individual to lead and be responsible for building strong working relationships, influence and negotiate with our stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities

Identify Make vs Buy opportunities, supporting to develop business justifications when required
Lead the development of the supplier relationships globally for your designated commodities.
Lead negotiations with external suppliers for both current and future products.
Ensuring supplier performance meet the JLR Quality, Cost, Delivery, Innovation and Sustainability requirements.
Participate in Global functional improvement projects, process improvements and activities as required.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

Essential:

Strong Influencing & Negotiation skills.
Capability to create high quality longterm purchasing strategies.
A strong communicator with the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders to influence crossfunctional engagement.
An effective team player, actively develops and supports team members. MCIPS qualification/ equivalent. Or a proven track record in Direct Procurement.

SO WHY US?

Bring all this to the home of premium innovation, and you'll find the opportunities to further your career with a world-class team, a discounted car purchase and lease scheme for you and your family, membership of a competitive pension plan and performance related bonus scheme.

All this and more makes JLR the perfect place to continue your journey.

This role may offer the opportunity for hybrid working where you can split your time between working from home and in the office.

At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees with more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work, if suitable for their role.

Further details can be discussed with the Hiring Manager at interview stage.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.