Senior Buyer (Manufacturing NPD / NPI)

An exciting Senior Buyer (Manufacturing NPD / NPI) responsible for procuring goods and services related to aerospace manufacturing has become available with a market-leading Engineering / Manufacturing / Aerospace company based in Uxbridge.

This is a technical Senior Buyerposition and it is essential that you possess proven sourcing experience within a manufacturing environment. Previous exposure of working with a New Product Development team or NPD products is also required.

The role is hybrid working - 4 days in the Uxbridge office and 1 day homeworking / week.

Key responsibilities - Senior Buyer (Manufacturing NPD / NPI)

• Responsible for sourcing and purchasing indirect materials and services, supporting Environmental Test, Inspection and Programmes functions.
• Strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, vendor management, and ensuring compliance with budgetary guidelines.
• Collaboration with various internal departments and colleagues to identify sourcing requirements, streamline processes, and enhance operational efficiencies.
• Act as the primary point of contact for suppliers, managing allocated supplier relationships including performance against KPI indicators, proactively identifying and managing risks (of materials and parts); identifying new suppliers via tendering and performing RFQ exercises.
• Supporting colleagues across the facilities function, working in conjunction with Commodity Managers to research and evaluate suppliers, actively ensuring that products, services and materials are supplied to the required technical quality standards.
• Generating and maintaining supplier data using internal systems to support finance and governance processes and complying with sourcing policies.
• Build winning relationships with suppliers to identify bottlenecks, problems and solutions.

Skills & experience - Senior Buyer (Manufacturing NPD / NPI)

• Proving sourcing experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• Proven experience of supplier negotiations within regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship building skills with colleagues and suppliers.
• Understanding of dealing with technical drawings and specs used in mechanical engineering.
• Previous experience working on New Product Development programmes or NPD products.
• Proven project management experience with longer-term project timescales.
• Excellent Influencing and negotiating skills.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship-building skills with colleagues and suppliers.

The future of engineering and manufacturing is changing. To future-proof your career this organisation will always keep investing in your development. That’s a long-term promise. They want you to keep your skills up to date as this is vital for a progressive future.

This is an excellent opportunity to grow and rapidly progress your career within a team offering fast-track promotion and career development opportunities. For further information please apply with your full CV details for immediate review.