Senior Category Buyer
Hernshead
We currently have a fantastic opportunity to join a world leading automotive company who are always striving to ensure their products are one of the best in the world.
Please see the below responsibilities for a brief overview of the role, if you feel your skillset would be suitable or if you require further information please apply below.
Responsibilities:
- Manage a selection of suppliers a given commodity group(s).
- Manage a graduate buyer, drive their learning and development within the department
- Manage and own the sourcing and development activities of components for new model programmes to achieve key stage gates before handing over ownership to the Supply Chain Team for ongoing production.
- Develop a strategy for their commodities ensuring best value and quickest and most suitable sources for new model development programmes.
- Analyse supplier resources to ensure continued development support.
- Perform category management including strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, contract, performance and risk management.
- Evaluate cost data and quotation analyses for supplier selections.
- Identify cost saving opportunities and developing a strategy through VE or negotiations.
- Develop and maintain expert knowledge of their commodity’s global supply market and ensure a suitable knowledge base is maintained for the company.
- Preparation of reports and presentations for their respective categories.
- Any other related tasks to support the daily running of the department.