Indirect Material and Services - Commodity Buyer

GE Vernova Inc; Stafford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in electrification systems is seeking an Indirect Commodity Buyer to manage purchasing processes for indirect materials and services. The role involves cross-functional collaboration, supplier management, and ensuring compliance with procurement standards. Candidates should have strong negotiation and analytical skills, with a background in supply chain management. This position offers opportunities for professional growth within a dynamic environment focused on energy efficiency and decarbonization.

Qualifications

• Experience with transactional purchasing and supply chain management.
• Ability to lead negotiations and understand purchasing contract terms.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full purchasing process for indirect materials and services.
• Ensure compliance with authorizations and procurement processes.
• Resolve supplier issues and manage relationships.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical Skills

Communication

Education

CIPS Certification

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description Summary

GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business provides electrification systems that are critical to customers’ power and energy needs for their high-performance applications. We work with some of the world’s major energy, maritime, and industrial organizations, helping to enable a transition to energy efficiency and decarbonization, including through our specialist motors, drives, and control technologies.

Job Description

Role Summary.

Working cross-functionally within internal teams as an Indirect Commodity Buyer, responsible for the full purchasing process for commodities/families, including (but not limited to) indirect materials and services.

Responsibilities.

1. Execute across the purchase base, with full accountability for meeting deflation (savings), usage, cash, and preferred supplier targets, while limiting/mitigating erosions (overspends).
2. Ensure business compliance with authorizations, processes, and controls.
3. Own the day-to-day execution of the transactional procurement process, including approving, converting purchase requisitions/engineering requirements into purchase orders, managing purchase orders, expediting, supplier monitoring, and delivery schedules (NCRs/invoice queries, etc.).
4. Manage operational relationships with suppliers.
5. Resolve problems through the application of experience and expertise.
6. Identify, review, and propose new suppliers.
7. Support escalation issues related to invoice payment resolution.

Qualifications / Requirements.

• CIPS certification (desirable, not essential).
• Good experience with transactional purchasing (SAP), expediting, and supply chain management, preferably with a manufacturing or engineering background.
• Ability to understand purchasing contract legal terms and lead negotiations.
• Ability to review engineering requirements and manage cost/budget for sub-contract manufacturing.
• Willingness to travel if required.
• Proficiency with SAP and accounts payable systems.

Desired Characteristics.

• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Proficiency with PC and database management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, especially in negotiations.
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Analytical capabilities and operational rigor.
• Hands-on approach with the ability to handle multiple priorities in a demanding environment.
• Openness to cross-functional collaboration and a team-oriented attitude.
• Flexible, can-do attitude.