Strategic Aerospace Buyer Lead

IF1200 GE Aviation Systems Limited; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Bonus

Life Assurance

Group income protection

Private medical cover

Security Clearance

Job summary

IF1200 GE Aviation Systems Limited in Cheltenham is seeking a Lead Buyer on a 15 month fixed term contract. You will own a group of suppliers, place POs, manage supplier relationships and drive risk mitigation.

The role may expand to include Long Term Agreement and Blanket Purchase Agreement placements in line with the commodity strategy. Ideal candidates will bring strong sourcing and aerospace procurement experience and be comfortable coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Sourcing & Buying-Procurement.
• Relevant experience in Aerospace/FAR15 procurement would be an advantage

Responsibilities

• Place and follow-up on POs.
• Manage relationships with suppliers for PO execution.
• Manage problems and schedule changes.
• Update ERP.
• Own the 40 day requisition metric for given requisition pool—driving forecasting and management/escalation of risk
• Support PFEP deployment and data quality improvements
• Partner with Commodity Lead to grow buy/commodity partnership
• Maintain ownership of certain strategic suppliers

Skills

Sourcing & Buying

Aerospace procurement

Job description

IF1200 GE Aviation Systems Limited in Cheltenham is seeking a Lead Buyer on a 15 month fixed term contract. You will own a group of suppliers, place POs, manage supplier relationships and drive risk mitigation.

The role may expand to include Long Term Agreement and Blanket Purchase Agreement placements in line with the commodity strategy. Ideal candidates will bring strong sourcing and aerospace procurement experience and be comfortable coordinating with cross-functional teams to ensure on-time