Senior Buyer – Full Time – Bicester

Catering; Bicester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Automotive is recruiting a Senior Buyer to oversee multimillion-pound supplier portfolios in Oxfordshire. You will negotiate contracts, drive cost-down initiatives, and manage supplier performance from early design through to series production.

This role reports to Purchasing Manager within a fast-transforming automotive environment. You will lead cross-functional collaboration with Engineering and Manufacturing, setting clear objectives and delivering value while maintaining quality and

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead negotiations for large, complex projects.
• Strong influencing and stakeholder management across functions.
• Demonstrated commercial success in automotive/manufacturing environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage multimillion-pound supplier portfolios and contracts.
• Drive cost-down and VA/VE activities with suppliers.
• Lead pre-launch supplier management for series production.
• Provide timely reporting and ensure supplier performance improvement.

Skills

Negotiation

Influencing skills

Commercial acumen

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Job description

We are hiring for Senior Buyers in the following areas: (Electric Powertrain, Exterior, Interior, Powertrain, Body in White and Carbon).

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, this is an exciting and unique opportunity to join McLaren Automotives Purchasing team. This is an exciting opening to join an exclusive automotive environment which is undergoing a transformation and rapid growth in response to its critically acclaimed global products and best-in-class performance.

What You’ll Do

• Management of multimillion pound portfolios.
• Co-ordination and full autonomy for supplier nomination and long-term strategies within a chosen function group.
• Manage Supplier contracts and commercial negotiations.
• Effective resolution of all critical supply issues and status reporting to the project team.
• Minimisation and mitigation of costs, project risks, negative relationships with suppliers and threats to the organisations ability to design, develop and manufacture products on time, to cost and at the required quality standards.
• Driving cost-down activities with suppliers and VA/VE activities. Utilising known and robust commercial tools (e.g. cost estimating processes, benchmarking activities etc.)
• Lead pre-launch supplier management activities to ensure readiness for series production.
• Development of supplier evaluation methods and driving performance improvement initiatives.
• Driving all areas of the business to submit timely, comprehensive parts requirements in line with supplier lead-times.
• Execution of management reporting.
• Configuration and development of business operating systems to ensure effective working methods.
• Budgetary control of all associated cost centres.

Managing People:

• Represent your function group at programme gateways and cost workshops.
• Mentor buyers within the team sharing best practice and encouraging development in others.
• Supporting and foster a cross-functional approach to achieve your objectives.
• Engage with Engineering so that you are seen as a key stakeholder and able to exert influence.
• Setting of clear objectives and monitor performance of your suppliers and other functions within the organisation.

What You’ll Bring

• Ability to lead negotiations and support teams in the development of negotiations strategies for large and complex projects
• Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrable commercial success within an Automotive and / or manufacturing environment is desired, but willing to consider all industries with the right competencies gained.
• Excellent organisational skills, deadline adherence and exceptional attention to accuracy and detail.
• Must be capable of lateral thinking and be able to make structured and objective decisions.
• Able to demonstrate a methodical approach towards problem solving.
• A high level of self-motivation to overcome obstacles
• Results driven and the ability to deliver against aggressive targets to achieve the overall business objectives
• Ability to play a lead role in contract implementation and management
• Good working knowledge of manufacturing and quality processes
• Proven supply chain management and procurement experience, dealing with both small and large value organisations

Salary:

Job Type: Permanent

Location: OX26, Bicester, Oxfordshire