Hybrid NPI Buyer: Lead Sourcing for New Products

Safran Engineering Services; Pitstone; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Early finish on Friday (midday)

5 weeks holiday per year + holidays

Personal pension scheme 5% employee, 8

Death in service life insurance up to

Job summary

Safran Engineering Services in the United Kingdom is seeking two NPI Buyers to support 12-month projects. The role leads interface with Supply Chain pre-production managing the parts acquisition from concept through to production handover in NPI programmes.

Hybrid role: 3-4 days on site at Pitstone with remaining days at home. Applicants must have right to work in the UK through December 2027; sponsorship is not offered. Experience in manufacturing procurement and SAP preferred.

Qualifications

• Purchasing/sourcing experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• Experience liaising with customers or suppliers; with a background of negotiation.
• Ability to influence across functions and varying seniority.
• Experience with metrics and data presentations.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple vendors & projects simultaneously.
• Collaborate with cross functional project teams; report to internal stakeholders and liaise with other sites on multi-site programs.
• Align core commodity strategies with supplier selection and future product roadmap for new products and technology.
• Deploy DFM processes with early supplier engagement to manage design evolution through NPI phases.
• Create, conduct and close RFQ / RFP packages with Selected Supplier Choice panels.
• Perform risk analysis to identify and resolve supply issues to meet commitments.
• Negotiate to secure and report fulfilment of QCD targets.
• Ensure suppliers meet Safran Quality requirements and facilitate Engineering-supplier negotiations.

Skills

Purchasing/sourcing

Commercial awareness

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

SAP

Tools

SAP

MS Excel

Job description

Safran Engineering Services in the United Kingdom is seeking two NPI Buyers to support 12-month projects. The role leads interface with Supply Chain pre-production managing the parts acquisition from concept through to production handover in NPI programmes.

Hybrid role: 3-4 days on site at Pitstone with remaining days at home. Applicants must have right to work in the UK through December 2027; sponsorship is not offered. Experience in manufacturing procurement and SAP preferred.