Automotive Buyer - Warwick, United Kingdom - Contechs

Contechs
Contechs
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Warwick, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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Description

utomotive Buyer

Duration: 12 Month Rolling Contract

Location:
Gaydon

Automotive Buyer working for our high profile client in the Automotive sector.

£ Inside IR3- Umbrella Rate

Position Description:


  • Reporting to the Global Commodity Leader the Procurement Buyer will have Global responsibility for specific commodities on behalf of the Client.
  • The Procurement Buyer will utilise experience to analyse, define, and implement market and sourcing strategies for designated commodities.
  • The buyer will lead the development of the supplier and internal stakeholder relationships to ensure strategic and programme alignment.
  • Manage suppliers within the designated commodities, responsible for Supplier Business Reviews ensuring that the Global Commodity Strategy and Supply Base Market strategy is effectively deployed throughout all of the Client s' external supply chain.
  • The buyer will support and work closely with the Regional Delivery teams and engage with specialists within the Purchasing Function as required to ensure optimum value creation and delivery for the Client, as well as leading stakeholder relationships and ensuring the Client is appropriately represented both internally and externally
  • This role is a pivotal role for interface with other key functions within the Client and acts as a core conduit for true cross functional working across Direct Procurement, MP&L, STA, Product Engineering, Cost Engineering and Manufacturing

Skills Required:


  • Degree qualified or similar experience within Procurement Communication must be able to communicate effectively with key stakeholders internally and externally.
  • Growth mindset open to adapting approach in a fast paced environment and viewing mistakes as an opportunity to learn

Experience Required:


  • Embracing differences, being empathetic, welcoming challenges together empowering each other to deliver.
  • Building trust by speaking openly and honestly, listening attentively, and treating others respectfully.
  • Taking initiative and using failure as an opportunity to learn.
  • Degree qualified or equivalent experience
  • Delivering complex supply chain solutions in a fast paced, high pressured manufacturing environment
  • Ability to work independently, results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment. Implementing and delivering purchasing strategies with the focus on total value chain delivery Identify opportunities for creating value in a commodity or commodities
  • A resilient and enthusiastic individual who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs
  • A good communicator with the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders to influence crossfunctional engagement
  • A effective team player, actively develops and supports team members
  • Maintaining compliance with standard policies and procedures

Experience Preferred:


  • Experience working in Agile
  • The ability to challenge in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style
  • Experience of working in a global, multicultural environment
Excellent Opportunity with immediate starts available.


Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months


Salary:
£36.80 per hour


Job Types:
Full-time, Fixed term contract

Contract length: 12 months


Salary:
£36.80 per hour


Benefits:


  • Onsite parking
  • Work from home

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person
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