Strategic Buyer

A successful market-leading aviation services business require a Strategic Buyer. A commercially focused procurement role, the Strategic Buyer will develop strong relationships with customers and suppliers, developing supply chain capability to support new and existing bids and programmes. An eye-for-detail, strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to spot cost saving opportunities will be integral to success in the role.

The Strategic Buyer will report to a Procurement Manager and be responsible for owning supply chain relationships and performance on a number of high-profile customer programmes.

Specific duties of the Strategic Buyer include:

Evaluate and assess supplier/subcontractor performance; interrogating and analysing pricing data, lead-times, OTIF/OTD, QCD, supply market competitor analysis
Procurement of direct aviation parts, services and associated consumables
Supply Chain Planning and Forecasting prior to going to market with scope of work
Customer and supplier liaison in regards to developing supply chain capability and creative customer solutions
Internal stakeholder collaboration with; engineering, logistics and operations
Drive procurement best practice and improve procurement management of supplier pricing data

Strategic Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:

Procurement experience, ideally in a strategic role or at Senior Buyer level or above
Experience gained within manufacturing or engineering, knowledge or affinity to aerospace would be advantageous
Strong negotiation skills and commercial acumen
Ability to foster strong relationships with suppliers, customers and stakeholders
Detail-orientated and analytical in approach
Previous exposure to MRP/ERP systems