Senior Buyer

Main Purpose of the Job:

We are a commercially driven environment, with a particular emphasis on supplier strategy and nomination, supplier development, effective negotiation and stakeholder engagement. You will be working within the chosen function group for sourcing requirements across all customer programs or indirect requirements, delivery of best cost solutions and supplier performance to deliver pre-series and series supply of components.

Main Missions & Results
Work cross-functionally with all departments to drive quality principles and commercial acumen into every aspect of our business.

• Executing sourcing strategy.
  
• New supplier identification and introduction into IAC
  
• Responsible for supplier reduction in IAC for your function group
  
• Supplier sourcing and nomination approval in line with program or business requirements.
  
• Negotiate, execute and monitor contractual agreements with suppliers.
  
• Deliver annual cost down targets through commercial and VA/VE methods.
  
• Develop strong long-term relationships with suppliers to deliver value to both IAC and the supplier.
• Work cross-functionally with all departments to drive quality principles and commercial acumen into every aspect of our business.
• Develop detailed and intelligent category strategies
  
• Supplier performance from a cost, quality and delivery perspective.
• Effective resolution of all critical supply issues and status reporting to the project team.
• Management reporting.
• Representative of your functional group in specific gateway and review meetings.
• Key stakeholder with ability to influence.

Preferred Skills & Experience

• Degree / MCIPs
• Ability to promote best practice purchasing techniques.
• Proven commercial success / strong negotiator.
• Previous manufacturing and automotive background in a senior role.
• Experience in cost estimating, raw material, direct and indirect procurement.
• Ability to lead extensive negotiations and support teamwork.
• Highly self-motivating and ability to approach problem solving in a methodical manner.