Lead Buyer

Arabelle Solutions; Rugby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Arabelle Solutions offers a broad portfolio of turbine island technologies and services that are used in more than a third of nuclear power plants globally – helping customers across the world deliver reliable power as they transition to a lower-carbon future. The Arabelle steam turbine is the most advanced of its kind and the company provides turbine island lifecycle support solutions for all nuclear reactor types - improving power output, reducing environmental footprint, and lowering operational cost. Arabelle Solutions has around 3,300 employees across 16 countries and is a subsidiary of EDF Group.

At Arabelle Solutions, we’re proud to design services and solutions that are generating power not just for today and tomorrow but for generations to come. You’ll work alongside passionate bright minds. We offer a broad range of opportunities for those eager to build tomorrow’s world. We believe a supportive culture is key to reach common goals. Diversity and an inclusive mindset makes us and our business stronger.

We are delighted to announce we are currently recruiting for a Lead Sourcing Specialist to join our team at our site in Rugby. Within this role you will be responsible for developing and managing an existing supply chain ensuring that components are delivered according to Quality, Cost and Time as per the project needs. This role is predominantly project based; small volume, high value and critical items and will involve managing a small number of key suppliers ensuring that they deliver to the timing schedule. As a Lead Sourcing Specialist you will also be managing suppliers that are unproven and are first time making those parts.

This work is undertaken with UK Defence customers which will require any individual applying for the role to hold or be capable of getting SC Level clearance, be a British Citizen and working or have residency in the UK for a minimum of 5 years. Applicants not cleared will not be accepted into the business until this clearance is provided. Dual passport holders are acceptable if the second country is approved by the vetting authority.

Role Responsibilities

• Negotiate/manage new/existing terms and conditions, manage claims and vendor recovery.
• Order fulfilment tasks to ensure material on time delivery, PO placement and Invoice management. Expediting.
• Achieve business set KPI’s.
• Co-ordinate supplier and product qualification together with Quality & Engineering teams.
• Review supplier performance (schedule, CoQ, Manufacturing, Quality) to identify risks to the program and develop appropriate mitigation plans.
• Develop alternate sources and/or risk mitigation plans for single & sole source suppliers.
• Identify and deliver value-adding opportunities from the supply chain.
• Manage and improve supplier relationship and demonstrate the ability to communicate problems and present solutions with internal and external customers at senior levels.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Demonstrable years of sourcing and procurement experience with in-depth experience in high-value and complex projects.
• Strong negotiation and contract management skills, with excellent interpersonal and facilitation skills.
• Self-starter with drive, able to work under pressure in a dynamic environment.
• Motivation and teamwork are essential, trust, credibility and capability to communicate effectively at all levels internally and externally is essential.

Desired Characteristics To Be Considered

• Must be a UK/Dual National due to project restrictions.
• Full security clearance preferred but not essential.
• Experience within the defence or power industry preferred.
• Management of high value bespoke manufactured components, including assemblies.
• Main Suppliers are UK based, must be able to travel on a weekly basis where required.
• Project Management Skills, Schedule Management a must.
• Quality, Supplier Quality experience would be beneficial.
• Interpersonal skills, managing people and situations including contract issues.
• Proactive and pragmatic in their approach to managing the suppliers.
• Able to adapt and work quickly to project situations.
• Be able to manage various workstreams at the same time.
• Management of change i.e. engineering, quality, escalations and reporting to senior management both at the supplier as well as Arabelle Solutions.
• Experience on SAP, Microsoft packages including MS Project.