Strategic Buyer

A successful market-leading aviation services business require a Strategic Buyer. A commercially focused procurement role, the Strategic Buyer will develop strong relationships with customers and suppliers, developing supply chain capability to support new and existing bids and programmes. An eye-for-detail, strong stakeholder engagement skills and the ability to spot cost saving opportunities will be integral to success in the role. The Strategic Buyer will report to a Procurement Manager and be responsible for owning supply chain relationships and performance on a number of high-profile customer programmes. Specific duties of the Strategic Buyer include:Evaluate and assess supplier/subcontractor performance; interrogating and analysing pricing data, lead-times, OTIF/OTD, QCD, supply market competitor analysisProcurement of direct aviation parts, services and associated consumablesSupply Chain Planning and Forecasting prior to going to market with scope of workCustomer and supplier liaison in regards to developing supply chain capability and creative customer solutionsInternal stakeholder collaboration with; engineering, logistics and operationsDrive procurement best practice and improve procurement management of supplier pricing data Strategic Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria:Procurement experience, ideally in a strategic role or at Senior Buyer level or aboveExperience gained within manufacturing or engineering, knowledge or affinity to aerospace would ..... full job details .....