CAPEX Indirect Buyer – Manufacturing Equipment & Sourcing

Gerrell & Hard Ltd.; Bicester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced company pension

Discretionary annual bonus

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Sabbatical after 2 years

Wellbeing initiatives

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. is recruiting an Indirect Buyer to own end-to-end sourcing and commercial management of manufacturing CAPEX suppliers, including automation cells, tooling, machinery and test equipment.

You will work across Procurement, Engineering, SQA/Quality and Manufacturing to translate requirements into commercially sound supplier solutions, manage relationships and risk through the equipment lifecycle, and be supported by a Senior Category Lead.

Qualifications

• 4+ years' experience in automotive or complex manufacturing with CAPEX sourcing.
• Strong understanding of RFx processes, bid analysis and negotiation of high‑value equipment contracts.
• Experience covering pricing, milestones, warranty/after‑sales and governance through to asset tagging and acceptance.
• Experience managing supplier scorecards, risk mapping, recovery plans and continuous improvement.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior level and navigate complex programmes.

Responsibilities

• Lead RFx activity for CAPEX, including specification alignment, bid packs, Q&A and clarifications.
• Complete commercial and technical bid analysis and support supplier nomination.
• Execute contracts and purchase orders, including milestone validation, change-order control, invoice approval and asset tagging.
• Maintain close alignment with programme milestones and factory readiness.
• Support ramp-up and SOP industrialisation activities with Manufacturing.

Skills

CAPEX sourcing

Contract execution

RFx processes

Negotiation

Stakeholder influencing

Supplier scorecards

Job description

Gerrell & Hard Ltd. is recruiting an Indirect Buyer to own end-to-end sourcing and commercial management of manufacturing CAPEX suppliers, including automation cells, tooling, machinery and test equipment.

You will work across Procurement, Engineering, SQA/Quality and Manufacturing to translate requirements into commercially sound supplier solutions, manage relationships and risk through the equipment lifecycle, and be supported by a Senior Category Lead.