Job Title: Senior Engineering Buyer
Job Type: Contract
Duration 6 Months
Work Type: Hybrid, 4 day working week, 37.5hrs/wk
Industry: Defence
Job Location: Bedfordshire
Rate: £40-45/hr (PAYE Umbrella, Inside IR35)
Profile – Senior Engineering Buyer
Our client is an international leading figurehead in the Defence sector, responsible for a variety of critical platforms. They are currently seeking a Senior Engineering Buyer to support their manufacturing team.
Job Role – Senior Engineering Buyer
The Senior Engineering Buyer shall support the Supply Chain Organisation managing the total supply chain for goods and services to meet a variety of programme and business requirements
The role focusses on supporting a variety of programmes and undertakes activity across multiple categories of goods and services including simple to complex build to print in commodity areas including PCB's, box-builds, cable harnesses, mechanical, COTs and MOTs.
Duties – Senior Engineering Buyer
* Undertaking the procurement process including issuing RFQ’s, Invitation to Tender, Terms and Conditions, negotiations, bid evaluations, and award of contract
* Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best-value is achieved.
* Managing supplier performance to meet Technical, Schedule, Quality and Cost requirements.
* Developing and maintaining stakeholder relationships with key internal and external business contacts to achieve mutual benefit.
* Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and that risks are identified and managed.
* Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and issues and risks are fully understood and managed.
* Supporting internal and external reviews of supplier performance as required.
* Contributing to the continual improvement of the supply chain processes.
Experience/Qualifications – Senior Engineering Buyer
* Proven experience as a Senior Engineering Buyer or related role.
* Buying experience for complex drawn items (Mechanical Assemblies, PCB-A).
* Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.
Candidates who are currently a Buyer, Senior Buyer, Commodity Manager, Procurement Manager, Purchasing Manager, Engineer Buyer, Mechanical Buyer, Electronics Buyer and Supply Chain Manager could be suitable for this position.
To make an application for this role please submit your CV to mark.davis@omegaresource.co.uk or for more information call 01453829529.
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