Buyer

Adecco; Crewe; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading automotive manufacturer is seeking a Buyer to join their Purchasing team. This role involves overseeing purchasing activities across multiple commodities, negotiating costs, and collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have a degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering, and strong communication skills. This is a hybrid position requiring 2-3 days per week onsite in Crewe with a contract until 01/01/2027.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing or procurement.
• Strong influencing skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Accountability for decisions and outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee purchasing activities across multiple commodity areas.
• Negotiate costs and monitor supplier performance.
• Develop and implement commodity strategies.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Problem-solving

Planning and prioritization skills

Presentation skills

Adaptability

Education

Degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering

Job description

Job Title: Buyer
Day Rate: £23 Per Hour PAYE
Location: Hybrid - 2-3 days per week onsite in Crewe (Pyms Lane & Orion Park)
Duration: Contract until 01/01/2027

In Partnership with Adecco, Bentley Motors is Seeking a Buyer. Bentley is in the most transformative phase of its history, embracing electrification and sustainable luxury. We're looking for a Buyer to join our Purchasing team and play a key role in delivering exceptional products to our global customers. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a collaborative, forward-thinking environment, where your ideas will help shape the future of automotive excellence.

Purpose of the Role

Join the Purchasing team as a Buyer, where you'll work alongside experienced professionals and receive mentorship while bringing innovative ideas to life, from concept to completion, ensuring Bentley products reach our global customers. Reporting to the Purchase Commodity Leader, your key responsibilities include:

• Oversee purchasing activities across multiple commodity areas, ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality, cost-effective parts to Bentley's factory.
• Develop and implement commodity strategies, selecting the best suppliers to meet Bentley's standards.
• Manage spend categories within Metals, Exterior, Interior, Connectivity, Powertrain, and Aftermarket.
• Negotiate costs, monitor supplier performance, and drive continuous improvement.
• Maintain compliance with procurement processes while identifying opportunities for greater efficiency.
• Foster commercial discipline through collaborative, cross-functional teamwork.
• Work closely with VW Group brands (Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini) to enhance operational efficiency and deliver innovative products.
• Contribute to forward-looking projects in sustainability, innovation, and software development.

About the Team

Purchasing is responsible for securing sustainable and cost efficient supply chains, managing supplier performance, risk management and ownership of the planning and delivery of all Bentley new production models, aftersales parts as well as suppliers for our internal infrastructure.

About you - Skills and Experience

• Strong communication, influencing, and presentation skills with diverse stakeholders.
• Adaptable and quick-thinking, with a structured approach to problem-solving.
• Self-aware, with a focus on personal growth and sharing learnings with others.
• Accountable for decisions, always striving for the best outcomes for the team, business, and personal development.
• Open-minded and curious, with excellent planning and prioritisation skills to meet critical deadlines.
• A degree in Business, Finance, or Engineering.

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 48 hours, your application has not been successful on this occasion. However, we may retain your details for future suitable opportunities.

Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you.

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