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A global technology product manufacturer require a Senior Buyer. A Strategic Senior Buyer role applicants need cost-saving experience, comfort supporting NPI activities and ability to produce strategies for assigned commodities.
The Senior Buyer will join a high-performing, positive and proactive procurement team. The Senior Buyer will be assigned a suite of electro-mechanical suppliers and will be responsible for developing commodity strategies and supporting project/NPI procurement tasks.
This is an exciting, broad procurement role encompassing; contracts, strategic supplier relationship management, and working closely with colleagues in Quality.
Specific duties of the Senior Buyer include:
- Supplier identification, selection, management, development/driving improved performance and supporting Quality with auditing
- Design and develop commodity strategies for electro-mechanical spend area
- Supporting NPI activities from a procurement perspective
- Negotiation and management of LTAs
- Support broader business procurement and commercial strategies
Senior Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:
- Procurement experience in a strategic, product or category/commodity focused role
- Ability to perform in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of global supply chains for; mechanical, electro-mechanical and electronics
- Ability to support engineering colleagues with; NPI, supplier quality (NR), auditing and development tasks
- Ability to engender cost-savings
