Buyer

Unipart Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Health and dental insurance

Job summary

Unipart Group is seeking a proactive Buyer to support the development and implementation of commodity and supply chain strategies across Unipart Manufacturing Limited. You will help procure goods, materials and services to meet operational needs, focusing on price, quality and delivery while ensuring continuity of supply.

You'll negotiate contracts with suppliers, run supplier spend analysis, prepare reports, maintain supplier data, and drive continuous improvement using the Unipart Way.

Responsibilities

• Purchase goods, materials, components, or services to meet cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Support other departments as required.
• Negotiate contracts and terms to achieve business savings.
• Coordinate between suppliers and Unipart Manufacturing teams on new projects.
• Monitor risks and opportunities affecting the organisation.
• Provide supplier spend analysis and cost data.
• Prepare reports and updates as required.
• Collaborate with the purchasing function to drive continuous improvement.
• Manage supplier data including new supplier setup and contracts.

Job description

Circa £40,000 per annum, plus 33 days' annual leave (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing support, and a flexible benefits package including a cycle to work scheme, health and dental insurance, and two paid volunteering days per year.

What we are looking for

Your role will be responsible for supporting Senior Buyers with the development and implementation of their commodity/supply chain strategy throughout Unipart Manufacturing Limited. Your role will aid with the complete range of strategic and new product introduction sourcing activities, including purchase goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, considering price, quality, and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.

About the Role

• - Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• - Support other relevant departments as required.
• - Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and investigate opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and purchasing best practice tools and methods.
• - Facilitate between suppliers and other Unipart Manufacturing departments on new projects and activities.
• - Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.
• - Provide supplier spend analysis and costs for new and existing activities.
• - Prepare reports and updates as required.
• - Work closely with others in the purchasing function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
• - Raise and manage business system data such as new supplier set up, contracts, purchase orders etc.
• - Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships in a professional and consistent manner.
• - Compile departmental KPI data and supplier performance to enable evaluation.
• - Assess and evaluate suppliers and support performance reviews.- Fully embrace the tools and techniques utilised through the Unipart Way

About you:

• - Enthusiastic, conscientious, results orientated, self-motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• - Developing strong working relationships with the project team and customers
• - Good communicator to all levels in and outside of the business
• - Ability to work well under pressure in a demanding environment.
• - Good planning and organisational skills
• - Willingness to learn and apply the Unipart Way principles and tools

About Unipart

We are a supply chain performance improvement partner. We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer. Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon. Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work. Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit. We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances. We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation. Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most. Adjustments for you: We want you to perform at your best. If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know. We are here to support you.

Up to £43,000 plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

Up to £35,000 plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme

£32,000 plus 33 days holiday (including bank holidays), pension, bonus, life assurance, employee assistance programme, wellbeing support, and flexible benefits including cycle to work scheme