Aerospace Strategic Buyer: Sourcing & Contracts

Line Up Aviation; Greater London; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Line Up Aviation in Hayes, West London is seeking a Strategic Buyer to lead the procurement of services and materials, negotiating contracts and managing supplier performance to support operations.

The role requires a degree in procurement or related field, with CIPS desirable, and strong experience in strategic sourcing, compliance and analytics. Full-time, on-site with UK work eligibility is required.

Qualifications

• Degree or qualification in procurement, supply chain, business, law or related field.
• CIPS qualification or progress towards membership.
• Significant experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management.
• Proven track record negotiating commercial contracts.
• Good legal and contractual understanding with Legal departments.
• Strong knowledge of procurement compliance and corporate governance.
• Experience managing services and materials procurement categories.
• Advanced Excel skills for data analysis, reporting, forecasting and dashboards.
• Strong PowerPoint skills for executive presentations and supplier reviews.
• Experience using AI tools and digital technologies to improve procurement processes.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sourcing strategies for assigned service and material categories based on business requirements, market conditions, risk and total cost.
• Lead RFQ and supplier selection activities with transparent, objective decisions and proper documentation.
• Negotiate complex contracts including pricing, terms, SLAs, liabilities and IP.
• Collaborate with Legal on drafting, review and approval of commercial positions.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with legislation, policies, authorities and data protection obligations.
• Identify and mitigate commercial, contractual and supplier risks.
• Conduct supplier market research, benchmarking and cost analysis to identify savings and value opportunities.
• Build relationships with demand owners, Finance, Quality, Engineering, Operations and Information Security.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Strategic sourcing

Procurement compliance

Problem solving

Education

Degree in procurement / supply chain / business / law

CIPS qualification or progress towards CIPS

Experience in strategic sourcing and supplier management

Tools

SAP

Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools

ERP systems

Job description

Line Up Aviation in Hayes, West London is seeking a Strategic Buyer to lead the procurement of services and materials, negotiating contracts and managing supplier performance to support operations.

The role requires a degree in procurement or related field, with CIPS desirable, and strong experience in strategic sourcing, compliance and analytics. Full-time, on-site with UK work eligibility is required.