Technical Buyer

Omega Resource Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Technical Buyer to join an engineering team in Ampthill. The role includes managing procurement processes for complex projects in the aerospace and defense sectors. Ideal candidates will have significant buying experience and strong communication skills. The role offers a flexible hybrid working schedule and a focus on supplier engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience within a high volume, fast production rate environment.
• Capable of managing complex schedule and cost challenges.
• Supply chain experience in the defence environment.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking the procurement process including issuing RFQs.
• Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
• Managing supplier performance to meet Technical, Schedule, Quality and Cost requirements.
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal procedures.

Skills

Proven experience as a Senior Engineering Buyer

Buying experience for complex drawn items

Excellent understanding of procurement best practice

Excellent communication skills

High level of supplier engagement

Education

CIPS certification

Job description

Technical Buyer

Location: Ampthill

Contract: Permanent

We are currently recruiting for an Engineering Buyer for a client based in Ampthill. This role is a 6‑permanent opportunity, 4 day week (Mon‑Thurs) and flexible hybrid working arrangements.

You will be working from our client’s Advanced Manufacturing Facility, supporting the supply chain team with the development and production of projects within the aerospace and defense industry. This will be for both domestic and international programmes.

The role focusses on supporting a variety of programmes and undertakes activity across multiple categories of goods and services including simple to complex build‑to‑print in commodity areas such as PCB's, box‑builds, cable harnesses, mechanical, COTs and MOTs.

Role Responsibilities

• Undertaking the procurement process including issuing RFQs, Invitation to Tender, Terms and Conditions, negotiations, bid evaluations, and award of contract.
• Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements and purchase orders within this limit.
• 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 with key internal and external business contacts to achieve mutual benefit.
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and that risks are identified and managed.
• Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and issues and risks are fully understood and managed.
• Supporting internal and external reviews of supplier performance as required.
• Contributing to the continual improvement of the supply‑chain processes.

An ideal candidate for the Buyer role would have:

• Proven experience as a Senior Engineering Buyer or related role.
• Buying experience for complex drawn items (Mechanical Assemblies, PCB‑A).
• Experience within a high volume, fast production rate environment.
• Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.
• Capable of managing complex schedule and cost challenges.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholder expectations at a variety of levels.
• Able to complete tasks under minimal guidance/supervision.
• High level of supplier engagement, delivering successful outcomes.
• Supply chain experience in the defence environment.
• CIPS would be beneficial but not required.
• BPSS will have to be achieved to start role; candidate must be happy to go through SC clearance.

For more information on this role, please contact Juls Bujalska or send a copy of your CV to the provided URL.

Omega Resource Group is an employment agency specialising in opportunities at all levels within the Engineering, Aerospace, Automotive, Electronics, Defence, Scientific, Oil & Gas, Construction and Manufacturing sectors.