Buyer – Electrification & NPI Sourcing (Scale-Up)

Unipart Manufacturing; Coventry; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday including bank holiday

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Unipart Manufacturing in Coventry is launching a fast-paced flagship procurement role for a commercially sharp Buyer tasked with strategic sourcing, NPI support, and ensuring material continuity for electrification assembly and injection moulding inputs.

Reporting to the Head of Purchasing, you will negotiate supplier terms, manage purchase orders and contracts in ERP/MRP, and drive KPI reporting and continuous improvement across the purchasing function.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a purchasing or procurement team, ideally in an automotive, electrification, or fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Numerically astute with strong contract negotiation skills, supplier cost analysis capability, and understanding of manufacturing impact.
• Track record of managing supplier relationships, supporting new project introductions, and raising purchase orders/contracts within ERP/MRP systems.
• Proactive self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills, high attention to detail, and ability to handle time-critical supply chain demands.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and NPI Support - Execute strategic sourcing and NPI purchasing activities for goods, materials, electrification components, and services to meet cost, quality, and delivery targets.
• Supplier Negotiation and Cost Savings - Negotiate supplier contracts, improve terms, conduct spend analyses, and deliver tangible savings using procurement best-practice tools.
• Continuity of Supply and Risk Management - Monitor supply chain risks, facilitate communication between suppliers and internal teams, and ensure uninterrupted material flow.
• Systems and Performance Evaluation - Manage purchasing data (POs, contracts, supplier onboarding), compile KPI reports, and conduct supplier performance reviews.
• Culture and The Unipart Way - Embed Unipart Way principles, standardised workflows, and continuous improvement across procurement operations.

Skills

Purchasing Experience

Commercial and Analytical Acumen

NPI and Supplier Management

Work Ethic and Drive

Job description

Unipart Manufacturing in Coventry is launching a fast-paced flagship procurement role for a commercially sharp Buyer tasked with strategic sourcing, NPI support, and ensuring material continuity for electrification assembly and injection moulding inputs.

Reporting to the Head of Purchasing, you will negotiate supplier terms, manage purchase orders and contracts in ERP/MRP, and drive KPI reporting and continuous improvement across the purchasing function.