Senior Engineering buyer

Advanced Resource Managers; Bedford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4-day working week

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Engineering Buyer to manage procurement activities within the Defence Sector. This role includes negotiation with suppliers, managing supplier performance, and ensuring compliance with procurement procedures. The position offers a hybrid working environment and is ideal for candidates with experience in high volume production settings.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Senior Engineering Buyer role.
• Experience within the Defence Sector preferred.
• Strong negotiation skills with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Undertake the procurement process including issuing RFQ's.
• Hold procurement delegation and sign supplier agreements.
• Manage supplier performance to meet technical, schedule, quality, and cost requirements.

Skills

Proven experience as a Senior Engineering Buyer

Ability to interpret engineering drawings

Excellent understanding of procurement best practices

Job description

Overview

ARM are delighted to be supporting one of our top clients with the recruitment of a Senior Engineering Buyer on a permanent basis. This Senior Engineering Buyer is part of the Supply Chain Organisation managing the total supply chain for goods and services to meet a variety of programme and business requirements. This role benefits from our 4-day working week Monday - Thursday and hybrid working.

What you’ll be doing

• Undertaking the procurement process including issuing RFQ’s.
• Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements.
• Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best-value is achieved.
• Managing supplier performance to meet Technical, Schedule, Quality and Cost requirements.
• Developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships.
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures.
• Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers.
• Supporting internal and external reviews of supplier performance as required.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of the supply chain processes.

About you

• Proven experience as a Senior Engineering Buyer.
• Purchasing experience within the Defence Sector is preferred.
• Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Experience within a high volume, fast production rate environment.
• Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Purchasing

Industries

• Defense and Space Manufacturing