Technical Buyer

Technical Buyer

Location: Ampthill

Contract: Permanent

We are currently recruiting for a Engineering Buyer for a client based in Ampthill. This role is a 6permanent opportunity, 4 day week (Mon-Thurs) and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

You will be working form our clients Advanced Manufacturing Facility, supporting the supply chain team with the development and production of projects within the aerospace and defense industry. This will be for both domestic and international programmes.

The role focusses on supporting a variety of programmes and undertakes activity across multiple categories of goods and services including simple to complex build to print in commodity areas including PCB's, box-builds, cable harnesses, mechanical, COTs and MOTs.

Role Responsibilities – Buyer 

• Undertaking the procurement process including issuing RFQ’s, Invitation to Tender, Terms and Conditions, negotiations, bid evaluations, and award of contract.
• Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements and purchase orders within this limit.
• Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
• Managing supplier performance to meet Technical, Schedule, Quality and Cost requirements.
• Developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships with key internal and external business contacts to achieve mutual benefit.
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and that risks are identified and managed.
• Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and issues and risks are fully understood and managed.
• Supporting internal and external reviews of supplier performance as required.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of the supply chain processes.

An ideal candidate for the Buyer role would have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Engineering Buyer or related role.
• Buying experience for complex drawn items (Mechanical Assemblies, PCB-A).
• Experience within a high volume, fast production rate environment.
• Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.
• Capable of managing complex schedule and cost challenges.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholders’ expectations at a variety of levels.
• Able to complete tasks under minimal guidance / supervision
• High level of supplier engagement, delivering successful outcomes
• Supply chain experience in the defence environment
• CIPS would be beneficial but no required
• BPSS will have to be achieved to start role, candidate must be happy to go through SC clearance.

For more information on this role, please contact Juls Bujalska on (phone number removed) or send a copy of your CV to (url removed)

Omega Resource Group is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.

Omega is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Energy & Renewables and Tech sectors.