Technical Buyer

TipTopJob; Banbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension salary sacrifice

CycleScheme

Subsidised onsite restaurant

Training and development

Job summary

TipTopJob in Oxfordshire seeks a technically credible Technical Buyer to sit at the heart of a high-performance engineering environment, sourcing complex machined and metallic components where quality and timing are critical. Youll read engineering drawings, discuss manufacturability, lead times and cost with engineers and suppliers, and ensure on-time delivery in a fast-paced setting.

Experience in motorsport procurement, ERP exposure (IFS), should-cost analysis, and a relevant degree are

Qualifications

• Experience in technical purchasing within Motorsport or advanced engineering.
• Strong knowledge of machining and metallic component procurement.
• Confidence reading engineering drawings and specifications.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and engineering constraints.
• Experience using ERP/purchasing systems in a fast-paced technical environment.
• Commercial awareness and exposure to should:cost analysis.
• Degree qualification in a relevant discipline.
• IFS ERP knowledge and strong Excel skills beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Managing technically complex machining and metallic components from sourcing through to delivery and use.
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications and technical requirements with confidence.
• Holding credible conversations with engineers and suppliers around manufacturability, lead times, technical risk and cost.
• Applying your understanding of machining and manufacturing processes to make smart sourcing decisions.
• Identifying supply chain, technical or quality risks early and acting before they become programme issues.
• Ensuring components arrive on time, to specification and fit for purpose in a demanding delivery-focused environment.
• Maintaining accurate purchasing and ERP data including pricing, lead times and invoice resolution.
• Making sound judgement calls under pressure, often with incomplete information and changing priorities.

Skills

Engineering understanding

Procurement instinct

Reading engineering drawings

Lead times & cost discussions

Commercial awareness

Decision-making under pressure

Should-cost analysis

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

CIPS qualification

Tools

IFS ERP

Excel

Job description

Motorsport Advanced Engineering Precision Manufacturing

Oxfordshire, Onsite, No Sponsorship for overseas candidates

Strong starting salary plus benefits package

UK High:Performance Environment Fast Paced Engineering:Led Procurement

Some buyers place orders.

Others keep race programmes alive.

We're looking for a technically credible, commercially sharp Technical Buyer who understands the difference between on order and on the car.

This is not a traditional procurement role hidden behind spreadsheets and approval chains. Youll sit at the heart of a high:performance engineering environment, working closely with engineers, programme teams and specialist suppliers to source complex machined and metallic components where quality, timing and technical accuracy are absolutely critical.

If you can read engineering drawings as comfortably as commercial terms, challenge suppliers intelligently, and thrive when priorities shift at pace, this could be your next move.

What Youll Be Doing

• Managing technically complex machining and metallic components from sourcing through to delivery and use.
• Reading and interpreting engineering drawings, specifications and technical requirements with confidence.
• Holding credible conversations with engineers and suppliers around manufacturability, lead times, technical risk and cost.
• Applying your understanding of machining and manufacturing processes to make smart sourcing decisions.
• Identifying supply chain, technical or quality risks early and acting before they become programme issues.
• Ensuring components arrive on time, to specification and fit for purpose in a demanding delivery:focused environment.
• Maintaining accurate purchasing and ERP data including pricing, lead times and invoice resolution.
• Making sound judgement calls under pressure, often with incomplete information and changing priorities.

What Were Looking For

We want someone who combines engineering understanding with procurement instinct.

Youll Ideally Have

• Experience in technical purchasing within Motorsport or advanced engineering
• Strong knowledge of machining and metallic component procurement
• Confidence reading engineering drawings and specifications
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and engineering constraints
• Experience using ERP/purchasing systems in a fast:paced technical environment
• Commercial awareness and exposure to should:cost analysis
• Degree qualification in a relevant discipline
• CIPS qualification advantageous but not essential
• IFS ERP knowledge and strong Excel skills beneficial

The Kind of Person Wholl Succeed Here

You Are

• Calm under pressure
• Technically credible
• Commercially aware
• Proactive and analytical
• Comfortable making decisions quickly
• Someone who spots problems before they become expensive

Youll Be Equally Comfortable Working With

• Engineers
• Suppliers
• Procurement leadership
• Manufacturing teams
• and youll know how to keep momentum when deadlines tighten and priorities change overnight.

Whats In It For You?

• Competitive salary with genuine development opportunities
• 25 days holiday plus the option to buy up to 15 more
• Enhanced family:friendly policies
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Subsidised onsite restaurant
• Car salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme
• CycleScheme
• Exercise classes and well:being support
• Paid volunteering time
• Social events throughout the year
• Exclusive company discounts
• Life assurance

Why Join?

This is an opportunity to join a business where engineering excellence, pace and teamwork genuinely matter.

You wont just be raising purchase orders.

Youll be influencing delivery, supporting cutting:edge engineering programmes and working in an environment where every component counts.

If you enjoy technical challenge, autonomy and bei