Buyer

Collins Aerospace; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading aerospace company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Buyer to manage the supply chain for critical components. The successful candidate will handle orders, collaborate with various departments, and maintain supplier relations. Essential skills include strong organizational and communication abilities, with a background in supply chain planning being crucial. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to the improvement and efficiency of our supply chain operations.

Qualifications

• Experience in supply chain or manufacturing planning is essential.
• Must have strong relationship management skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the order book and scheduled purchase orders across multiple suppliers.
• Raise RFQs and resolve invoice issues as necessary.
• Provide delivery updates to key stakeholders.

Skills

Relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Analytical approach

Proactive mindset

Education

2:1 or above in Business or Engineering

CIPs qualification

Tools

SAP

Job description

As a Buyer, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth delivery of critical components and materials from a portfolio of suppliers. Working closely with internal stakeholders and external suppliers, you'll manage orders, resolve issues, and take proactive action to prevent supply chain disruption. This role is ideal for someone who thrives under pressure, enjoys problem-solving, and is highly organised with a hands-on approach.

Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets.
Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking.

Safran Electronics & Defense offers its customers onboard intelligence solutions allowing them to understand the environment, reduce mental load and guarantee a trajectory, even in critical situations, in all environments: on land, at sea, in the sky or space. The company harnesses the expertise of its 13,000 employees towards these three functions: observe, decide and guide, for the civil and military markets.

What will your day-to-day responsibilities look like?

Manage the order book and scheduled purchase orders across multiple suppliers
Raise RFQs, resolve invoice issues and challenge pricing changes where needed
Provide delivery updates to key stakeholders and ensure escalation files are maintained
Work closely with Engineering, Finance, Programmes and Operations to resolve supply chain issues
Monitor and act on your own performance metrics
Support Account Managers with supplier reviews, cost negotiations, and improvement projects
Engage with NPI teams to ensure supply readiness for new product introduction
Assist with change management and supplier strategy in line with business goals
Drive continuous improvement, cost savings and delivery performance across your supplier base

Essential skills:
Experience in supply chain or manufacturing planning
Strong relationship management and stakeholder engagement skills
Excellent organisational and communication skills

Desirable skills:
Knowledge of SAP
Confidence to have difficult conversations with suppliers or internal teams
Analytical approach to data and performance metrics
Proactive, driven and solution-focused mindset
Aerospace industry experience
Understanding of engineering or technical environments
CIPs qualification and a 2:1 (or above) in Business or Engineering