Senior Buyer

• Develop and implement sourcing and category strategies aligned to programme cost, schedule and quality requirements
• Lead end-to-end procurement activity including pre-qualification, RFx processes, tender evaluation, negotiation and contract award
• Build and manage a resilient and scalable supply base across siteworks, infrastructure, enabling works and operational services
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional stakeholders to shape requirements and influence early-stage design and delivery decisions
• Provide clear commercial insight, translating technical and market information into robust recommendations
• Ensure governance, compliance and documentation standards are consistently applied across procurement activities
• Manage supplier performance, identifying risks, opportunities and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support the development of procurement processes, tools and ways of working as the function scales.

Senior Buyer managing procurement for site-based services and infrastructure improvements.

Senior Buyer – Class 2 & 3 Pumps

Senior Buyer managing procurement for site-based services and infrastructure improvements at Rolls-Royce SMR. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to build a high-performing supply chain.

• The Commodity Buyer will have responsibility for >£100m expenditure within the Machining, Fabrications and Special Processes category.
• Manages category strategies that maximise value for the business based on understanding of business needs and supply market.
• Builds deep knowledge of the supply market within the business.
• Execution of the strategy, including negotiating and contracting with suppliers, evaluating on-going contract and supplier performance and measuring contract compliance.
• Captures specific business requirements and builds into RFx documents.
• Executes pan site sourcing activity using strategic sourcing methodologies in order to put fit-for-purpose supply contracts in place.
• Accountable for the implementation of pan-Business Line contracts so that they can be used in practice by the sites.
• Segmenting and managing suppliers within the category.
• Developing the appropriate strategies to incentivise and engage suppliers and to measure and incentivise their performance.
• Establishing appropriate supplier governance, fed by relevant data and attended by empowered representatives of both organisations.

Commodity Buyer managing £100m expenditure at GKN Aerospace

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Commodity Buyer with responsibility for >£100m in Machining, Fabrications, and Special Processes at GKN Aerospace. Driving procurement strategies and supplier performance for operational excellence.

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