Senior Buyer

Harris Geospatial Solutions; Brighton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the defense industry is seeking a Senior Buyer to manage procurement for production and non-production materials. This role requires strong negotiation and interpersonal skills within a collaborative team environment dedicated to excellence and innovation. Join us in supporting mission-critical operations with your expertise.

Benefits

Half day finish on a Friday

25 days holiday per year

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Life Assurance 4x salary

Group income protection

Flexible opt-in extras

Employee assistance program

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement within engineering or manufacturing.
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Highly motivated and performance-focused.

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement of production and non-production materials.
• Review and manage supplier performance.
• Support the Supply Chain Manager.

Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Negotiating Skills

Motivation

Improvement Identification

Job description

L3Harris is dedicated to recruiting and developing high-performing talent who are passionate about what they do. Our employees are unified in a shared dedication to our customers’ mission and quest for professional growth. L3Harris provides an inclusive, engaging environment designed to empower employees and promote work-life success. Fundamental to our culture is an unwavering focus on values, dedication to our communities, and commitment to excellence in everything we do.

L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security.

Job Title – Senior Buyer

Job Location – Brighton

Job ID – 24387

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 11 UK sites, our team of nearly 1,000 people delivers unique capabilities across space, air, land, sea and cyber for military, security and commercial customers across the UK and worldwide.

L3Harris in Brighton are part of Release Systems and the Mission Avionics sector operating in the Aerospace domain. Our mission-critical release systems equipment is on most major airborne fighter platforms worldwide, including the F-35, along with other aircraft like the Gripen and Typhoon. Brighton designs, manufactures and tests a large portion of its release systems portfolio. This facility offers 48,500 square feet of manufacturing space for the development of high-performance, multi-station solutions used to launch air-to-air and air-to-ground munitions from bay, wing or fuselage stations.

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Efficiently and effectively manager the procurement of all production, non-production materials and subcontract requirements to ensure the timely delivery of quality goods and services.
• Review, select and manage a best value, reliable and performing supplier base in accordance with customer and contractual requirements.
• Represent procurement and support the Supply Chain Manager.
• Using the MRP system to support production requirements.
• Recommend and implement industry best practice approaches to material procurement.
• Work closely with production control to achieve material requirements.
• Laise with Suppliers and Quality Manager to evaluate any supplier quality deficiencies in a timely proactive manner.
• Ensure compliance to contract specific and procurement terms and conditions.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• Previous experience of procurement within an engineering or manufacturing biased industry.
• Ability to identify improvement opportunities and follow through to conclusion.
• Highly motivated and performance focused with good interpersonal and negotiating skills.

Important to know

Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

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L3Harris Technologies is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to maintaining a workplace that is free from unlawful discrimination and offers equal opportunities for all. Applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, and marriage and civil partnerships.