Strategic Buyer for High-Volume Electrification & NPI

Unipart Technologies Group; Coventry; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

33 days holiday

Job summary

Unipart Technologies Group is launching a fast-paced Coventry project combining electrification assembly and injection moulding inputs. A driven Buyer will support strategic sourcing, NPI, and raw material procurement, reporting to the Head of Purchasing to secure supply and negotiate supplier terms.

You will manage data in ERP systems, drive cost savings, and monitor supplier performance while embedding Unipart Way practices across procurement activities.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing or procurement within manufacturing, ideally automotive/electrification.
• Strong contract negotiation skills and ability to analyse supplier costs.
• Track record of supporting new product introductions and supplier management in ERP/MRP environments.
• Proactive, detail-oriented self-starter capable of handling time-critical supply chain demands.

Responsibilities

• Execute strategic sourcing and NPI purchasing for goods, materials, and services to meet cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Negotiate supplier contracts, improve commercial terms, conduct spend analyses and drive cost savings.
• Monitor supply chain risks and ensure uninterrupted material flow by coordinating with internal teams.
• Manage purchasing data, purchase orders, contracts, supplier onboarding, and KPI reporting.
• Embed Unipart Way principles and standardized workflows across procurement operations.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Commercial and analytical

NPI and supplier management

Work ethic and drive

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Unipart Technologies Group is launching a fast-paced Coventry project combining electrification assembly and injection moulding inputs. A driven Buyer will support strategic sourcing, NPI, and raw material procurement, reporting to the Head of Purchasing to secure supply and negotiate supplier terms.

You will manage data in ERP systems, drive cost savings, and monitor supplier performance while embedding Unipart Way practices across procurement activities.