Senior Electronics Buyer — Strategic Sourcing for Aerospace

Cambridge Aerospace; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation and stock in

Private Medical & Dental

Cycle to work scheme

Lunchtime catering on site

Job summary

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Senior Buyer for Electronics to procure electronic components and related materials across multiple sites. You will transform approved requirements into controlled supplier arrangements and support Product Development with timely orders.

You will engage stakeholders to define scope, deliverables, and evaluation criteria, negotiate terms, and monitor supplier performance while seeking cost reductions and improved terms.

Qualifications

• Buyer or Senior Buyer with high-volume electronics procurement experience.
• Experience running RFQs or tenders and negotiating terms.
• Knowledge of POs, Statements of Work, licences and services agreements.
• Ability to prioritise, decide and deliver results quickly.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills for commercial comparisons.
• Organised and accurate with stakeholder prioritisation.
• Confident communicator to challenge requirements and maintain relationships.
• Adaptable in a fast-growing environment with evolving processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end sourcing activity for all assigned electronic categories, including RFQ/tender stages.
• Support Product Development procurement, processing orders and coordinating with requestors and suppliers.
• Define scope, specifications, delivery expectations, budgets and evaluation criteria with suppliers.
• Obtain competitive quotations, conduct commercial comparisons and negotiate terms.
• Coordinate supplier onboarding, due diligence and internal approvals.
• Monitor supplier delivery and service performance and resolve issues.
• Identify opportunities to consolidate suppliers and standardise requirements.
• Support spend analysis and supplier updates for the Category Manager - Indirect.

Skills

Electronics procurement

RFQ/Tender management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Decision making

Prioritisation

Strong communication

Education

CIPS qualification / training

Tools

ERP systems

E-procurement tools

Spend analysis tools

Job description

Cambridge Aerospace is seeking a Senior Buyer for Electronics to procure electronic components and related materials across multiple sites. You will transform approved requirements into controlled supplier arrangements and support Product Development with timely orders.

You will engage stakeholders to define scope, deliverables, and evaluation criteria, negotiate terms, and monitor supplier performance while seeking cost reductions and improved terms.