Global Commodity Senior Buyer

GKN; Bagstone; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus up to 15%

Industry Leading Pension Scheme (1.5x)

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Income protection

Shopping discounts

Cycle To Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Virtual GP Clinic

Job summary

GKN Aerospace is seeking a Commodity Buyer to manage over £100m of expenditure across Machining, Fabrications and Special Processes. You will develop and execute category strategies, negotiate with suppliers, and monitor contract performance to maximise value.

The role requires deep procurement expertise and strong commercial acumen. Experience in strategic sourcing, multi-million pound savings, and aerospace familiarity are highly valued.

Qualifications

• Experience with strategic procurement techniques.
• Track record of delivering procurement savings against multi-million pound expenditures.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Highly commercial with ability to unlock value for the business.
• Desirable: aerospace sector experience and customer knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Oversee >£100m expenditure in Machining, Fabrications and Special Processes.
• Develop category strategies to maximise value for the business.
• Negotiate and contract with suppliers; evaluate performance and compliance.
• Analyze expenditure and market to inform RFx documents.
• Execute pan-site sourcing and implement pan-Business Line contracts.
• Support bid activity where significant category requirements exist.
• Establish supplier governance and measure performance.

Skills

Procurement strategy

Sourcing & procurement

Stakeholder communication

Aerospace sector knowledge

Education

CIPS qualification

Relevant degree

Job description

What You'll Be Doing

The Commodity Buyer will have responsibility for >100m expenditure within the Machining, Fabrications and Special Processes Management Manages category strategies that maximise value for the business based on understanding of business needs and supply market. Builds deep knowledge of the supply market within the business. Execution of the strategy, including negotiating and contracting with suppliers, evaluating on-going contract and supplier performance and measuring contract compliance. Analysis of expenditure (cost and price) and the supply market to inform the development of the category Captures specific business requirements and builds into RFx documents. Executes pan site sourcing activity using strategic sourcing methodologies in order to put fit-for-purpose supply contracts in place. Accountable for the implementation of pan-Business Line contracts so that they can be used in practice by the sites. Where appropriate supports bid activity where there is a significant category requirement. Supply Management Segmenting and managing suppliers within the appropriate strategies to incentivise and engage suppliers and to measure and incentivise their performance. Establishing appropriate supplier governance, fed by relevant data and attended by empowered representatives of both

You’ll Bring

Essential: Experienced procurement practitioner with deep knowledge of current strategic procurement techniques and (c. 5 Years in Sourcing & Procurement). Knowledge of relevant track record of identifying and delivering procurement savings against multi-million pound expenditures. High quality communication ability, both written and orally. Highly commercial, with a proven ability to use procurement to unlock value for the business. Delivery focused with a pragmatic, hands-on approach that enables strategies to be fully executed. Desirable:Relevant business experience in the commercial aerospace sector, knowledge of the customer

Objectives for this role will include:

Establishing Programme and Site requirements, including those driven by current and planned future business. Supporting business growth to design and engage supply chains that meet the business requirements. Delivering tangible, bottom-line benefits resulting from pan-Business Line category management of Spend. Supporting the delivery of Business Line and Site strategies through the rigorous management of contract and programmes of GKN Aerospace, Relevant professional and academic qualifications are highly valued. For example CIPS, degrees in relevant subject

We’ll Offer

• Competitive salary dependent on experience.
• Annual bonus of up to 15% Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we'll pay 1.5x your contribution (max 12%) Life Assurance 8 x salary.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.
• Flexible working hours.
• Income protection.
• Shopping discounts.
• Cycle To Work Scheme.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family.
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment.
• As well as a competitive package we'll offer you a world of opportunity.
• We want to see your career fly!
• We'll support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities.
• That's the beauty of being part of a global business, once you're on board you never know where your career journey may take you!
• We'll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities.
• This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.
• And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?
• A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working
• We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.

We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we've created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.

It's a culture that won us 'The Best Workplace Culture Award'.

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