Job Title: Commodity Buyer
Location: Farnborough
Our Vision & Why It Matters
At Alexander Dennis, our vision is to lead the evolution of sustainable on-road mass transportation and mobility.
We design, deliver, and support market-leading buses and coaches that help reduce emissions, improve air quality, and keep communities connected. Every role contributes to that mission, whether you’re engineering, driving sales, improving production, or supporting our customers.
What You’ll Do
As a Commodity Buyer within our Global Powertrain Procurement team, you’ll take ownership of a defined group of commodities, driving cost reduction initiatives and supplier performance improvements. You’ll support material planning enhancements and contribute to the development of procurement strategies aligned with short, medium, and long-term business goals. This role offers a clear path to progression into a Commodity Manager position for the right candidate.
You’ll be responsible for creating commodity strategies, managing supplier relationships, issuing RFQs and tenders, and identifying opportunities for commercial gain. You’ll also monitor market trends, negotiate contracts, and ensure supplier performance through scorecards and stakeholder engagement.
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a commercially astute procurement professional with at least 3 years’ experience in a similar role. You’ll have strong negotiation and supplier management skills, excellent communication abilities, and the confidence to influence outcomes across cross-functional teams. A professional qualification in Purchasing or Supply ( CIPS) or a relevant business degree is preferred.
Bonus if you have:
1. Business or Engineering university degree
2. Relevant procurement and engineering qualifications
3. Fluent English and proficiency in common IT systems
What We Offer
Because we know that to deliver on our vision, people have to feel supported and inspired:
4. Impact: Be part of something that’s changing cities, improving air quality, helping public transport evolve.
5. Development & Growth: Training programmes, mentorship, opportunities to take on new roles, broaden skills.
6. Culture & Belonging: An inclusive environment; your voice matters; we treat people fairly.
7. Perks & Benefits: Competitive salary, pension, wellbeing support, cycle to work scheme, enhanced maternity and paternity benefits.
Our Values – What Guides Us
These are more than words on a page, they shape how we work, what we stand for, and how we build trust with our customers, communities, and each other.
8. Safety: The health and wellbeing of our team members, and the safety of our products, are our top priority.
9. Quality: We strive for excellence in our products, services, and all that we do.
10. Integrity: We act with honesty, transparency and integrity, treating each other with respect in a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace.
11. Accountability: We take responsibility for our actions, seeking to build trust and earn a reputation for excellence and reliability.
12. Teamwork: We work with our team members, our supplier partners, and our customers to pursue mutual benefits.
13. Sustainability: We seek long-term success for our business, our communities, and the environment through responsible sourcing, lean manufacturing, and sustainable operations.
How to Apply
If you see yourself growing with Alexander Dennis and contributing to our vision, we’d love to hear from you.
Please complete our online application form and attach your CV!
We care deeply about being inclusive and we encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
If you are an internal applicant, you have a responsibility to inform your current line/department manager and local human resources representative before applying for the role.
Due to the volume of vacancies and applications, we would prefer that you submit your application online. If however, you require an alternative method of applying, please give us a call on +44 1324 621 672 or send an email to