Buyer - Direct Purchasing

Rheinmetall Defense Ltd; Telford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave

Private healthcare plan

Employer pension contribution up to 6%

Free on-site car park

Career development opportunities

Excellent training opportunities (incl

Job summary

Rheinmetall Weapons and Ammunition UK (RWM UK) seeks an experienced Buyer to join the Procurement team in supporting sourcing of essential materials and services. The Buyer will collaborate with stakeholders to ensure quality, cost and delivery targets are met while driving procurement process efficiency.

You will contribute to continuous improvement, uphold high ethical standards, and participate in supplier engagement and long-term strategy development.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement processes and sourcing materials or services.
• Ability to manage supplier relationships and escalations.
• Experience with tenders and RFQ creation and assessment.
• Knowledge of SAP and procurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Source materials or services for the business and meet operational needs.
• Work with stakeholders to balance quality, cost and delivery.
• Deploy and monitor procurement processes within the team.
• Maintain high ethical standards and continuous improvement.
• Support supplier partnerships and long-term sourcing strategies.

Skills

Procurement process

Supplier relationship management

Tender creation / RFQ

Stakeholder management

SAP knowledge

Autonomous working

Tools

SAP

Job description

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Rheinmetall Weapons and Ammunition UK (RWM UK) is part of the defence engineering company Rheinmetall AG based in Germany. We design, manufacture and support military large-calibre weapon systems used by the British Army and international customers.

We are recruiting for an experience Buyer to join our Procurement team and support the sourcing of the materials and services essential to our operations.

The Buyer will play a key role in supporting procurement activities across the business. This a fantastic opportunity to become part of something new and unique.

• Primary activity of the Buyer is to source material or services for the Business
• Works as a member of the functional team to provide Procurement capability to meet the operational needs of RWM UK and to maximize performance against agreed Key Performance Indicators;
• As a member of the Procurement team you will be responsible for the effective deployment and monitoring of Procurement processes;
• Providing an excellent internal customer experience, through functional and supplier performance and embedding a culture of continuous improvement;
• Contributing to an environment that is oriented towards the highest ethical standards, trust, open communication and creative thinking;
• Championing SHE performance and quality within the RWM UK supply chain;
• Take an active role in participation of partnering activities with key suppliers, and support the development of long term supplier strategies & relationships;
• Must be cognisant of and have ability to undertake and participate in the creation and execution of legally-binding contractual documents. (e.g. Non-Disclosure Agreement's, Terms and Conditions) and compliance with export control requirements. Training will be Provided where necessary

WHAT QUALIFICATIONS YOU SHOULD HAVE

• Knowledge of the Procurement process (ideally past experience of buying Productive and Non-Productive materials)
• Highly motivated and self-disciplined, with the ability to work autonomously, under the minimum of supervision.
• Works with other functional representatives and/or customers and suppliers to meet operational needs of line management and the business, and to ensure that quality, cost and delivery considerations are factored into decision making.
• Ability to manage relationships with stakeholders, dealing with escalations and facilitating discussions with different stakeholder groups to address conflicting requirements and priorities
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and respond in a timely manner to line- manager requests.
• Ability to quickly understand creation of Requests for Tender and the assessment process.
• SAP general knowledge.
• Interest in Customer / Supplier relationship and development of skill sets to manage same.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

Rheinmetall is establishing a new production site for large calibre barrels in Telford - and you have the opportunity to join the company at this really exciting time of growth and be involved in setting up the new plant from the very beginning.

What do we offer:

• Competitive salaries reviewed each year against market
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare Plan
• Employer pension contribution up to 6% matched by employer
• Free on site car park
• Career development opportunities
• Excellent Training Opportunities (including overseas)