Role: Senior Engineering Buyer
Location: Bedford
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £55,000 DOE plus benefits
ARM are delighted to be supporting one of our top clients with the recruitment of a Senior Engineering Buyer on a permanent basis.
This Senior Engineering Buyer is part of the Supply Chain Organisation managing the total supply chain for goods and services to meet a variety of programme and business requirements.
This role benefits from our 4xFlex working pattern, offering a
4-day working
week Monday - Thursday and
hybrid working
.
What you'll be doing:
* Undertaking the procurement process including issuing RFQ's.
* Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements.
* 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.
* Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures.
* Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers.
* Supporting internal and external reviews of supplier performance as required.
* Contributing to the continual improvement of the supply chain processes.
About you:
* Proven experience as a Senior Engineering Buyer.
* Purchasing experience within the Defence Sector is preferred.
* Able to read and interpret engineering drawings.
* Experience within a high volume, fast production rate environment.
* Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.
* CIPS qualified desirable.