NewPower by Wrightbus offers a groundbreaking solution by repowering mid-life diesel buses, making it more affordable to decarbonise and improving air quality in cities. Wrightbus, the first bus manufacturer to launch repowering at scale, introduces NewPower to accelerate the decarbonisation of bus fleets across the UK, ensuring zero carbon emissions on all journeys. Newpower are currently recruiting for a Senior Buyer to join our team. The Role: Responsible for maintaining the material cost on the Bill of Materials for all products within the commodities you are responsible for and ensuring costs are less than the current sales quotation per contract. Responsible for issuing requests for quotation (RFQs) for any new parts added to the Bill of Materials within the allotted components. Populate Sage System with the price, lead-time and supplier details as necessary. To manage the engineering process, to purchase new parts and ensure the suppliers are supplying to the correct revisions of drawings. Liaise with supplier on delivery key performance indicators such as shortages, quality & invoice queries. To actively contribute to achieving departmental goals and objectives. Relating to supplier reduction and cost reductions. To initiate supplier agreements and see them through to implementation To actively contribute to New Product Introduction projects. Source new suppliers for items within the allocated commodities. Discuss with suppliers to achieve optimum batch sizes and hence reduce costs. To analyse the cost of manufacture of parts considering the cost of raw materials, labour costs, machining costs to ensure the company is getting value for money from the subcontracting supply base. To compare drawings of new parts with existing parts to ensure cost increases or decreases are justified. Recover money owed from suppliers for non-performance and warranty claims. The Requirements: 4 years experience in senior purchasing role. 2 years demonstratable experience of complex manufacturing environments and processes. Extensive experience of negotiation and writing supplier agreements Demonstratable experience of cost reductions taken from idea to implementation Knowledge of MRP systems Experience in processing quotations Strong communication and problem solving skills The Benefits: Medicash scheme Discount with local businesses and high street retailers Career progression Professional development This job description will be subject to review in the light of changing circumstances and may include other duties and responsibilities, as may be determined in consultation with the jobholder. It is not intended to be rigid and inflexible but should be regarded as providing guidelines within which the individual works. Wrightbus is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit.