Senior Buyer

Job Description

Senior Buyer - contract based in Derby to start asap - 6 - 12 months plus contract working with one of the regions major employers supporting major build programmes for existing and new projects. £neg potential for temp to perm - free on site parking -great facilities on site £neg per hour - Hybrid workingPurpose - To build total market knowledge of the respective commodities and associated supply chain to reduce full life cycle costs.To represent Procurement at Fleet Management, Heavy Maintenance and Crash across UK Service region (mature markets and emerging markets).To be responsible for managing all commercial relationships with their suppliers and their sub group of suppliers (high value, high strategic importance and high complexity)Take full responsibility for driving supplier performance improvements and develop innovative supply chain improvementsTo lead initiatives to improve cross functional team work ensuring that commodity and region wide supporting strategies are adoptedResponsibilitiesDevelop regional commodity strategy and support bids for friction materials.Manage Supply Chain PerformanceBuild total market knowledge of respective commodities and sub-groupsOwns the product proposition for the end customerDefine and implement deployment of best practice supply chain methodologyLead and negotiate, for bids, with relevant activities e.g. JDDP and target costsNegotiate stock holding levels at suppliers in conjunction with Procurement Operations team.Sets target service levelsCoordinate strategy with divisional colleagues to ensure strategic fit with regional and divisional procurement.Implement appropriate contractual arrangements with suppliers e.g. LTSA, STC and MSA.Agree "best fit" supply base by commodityResponsible for all commercial aspects of supplier relationship 30%Manage Cost ReductionAccountable for Code 30+ activity and to deploy various tools to drive cost reduction, regionally and globally,To actively engage with colleagues within the Bombardier Procurement network to maximize ideas for delivering cost reduction both regionally and divisionally.Complete responsibility for life cycle costs on respective commodities for all projectsDesign, develop and implement actions to mitigate risks as well as maximizing the financial performance of the project.Manage Supplier PerformanceResponsible for supplier performance for the commodity, utilizing standard BT tools.Manage and coordinate Suppliers to achieve improvement targets, utilizing regional resource to achieve this objectiveImprove and maintain supply chain performance KPIsLead key discussions at poor performing suppliersDevelop the SRM model for the top commodity suppliers and develop as part of a "road map" approachManage Interface With Regions and CoreDevelop appropriate strategic direction and align with peer groupsEnsure correct strategic fit to each business unit requirementsEstablish excellent working relationship with regional and divisional procurement teams including business heads, ensuring that commodity strategies are developed/ maintainedMonitor commercial and technical risks associated with the sources, materials, services and the processes during all phases of a Purchase Contract.Support bids, projects and external customers as required.Specialised knowledge required by the positionStrong Supply Chain Management background including risk management identification and mitigation.Demonstrable track record of cost reduction within life cycle costs modelDeveloping improved service propositions for the end customerAbility to drive change across regions, culture and geographyStrategic/tactical management capabilitySupplier performance improvement - QCDRKnowledgeable of Warehousing and Distribution logistics operationsContinuous improvement backgroundNegotiation skillsStrong reporting skillsStrong financial capabilityCIPS qualified/equivalentDegree qualifications ideallySAP/ERP experience

Keyskills :
Procurement