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About the role:
This is a fantastic opportunity to join JCB as a Buyer, based at our World Parts Centre. In this key role, you’ll be responsible for ensuring parts are sourced from the best suppliers—delivering the highest quality at the best value. You’ll play a vital part in supporting our dealer network, maintaining strong supplier relationships, and driving a more resilient supply chain. This is a fast-paced, commercially focused role where your decisions directly impact customer satisfaction and machine uptime in the field.
What does this role involve day to day?
1. Source parts from the best suppliers, ensuring quality, value, and reliability
2. Manage dealer enquiries for quotations and respond to customer demands
3. Ensure parts are available and accurately costed
4. Maintain and develop supplier relationships across your area of responsibility
5. Mitigate on-costs for JCB Service and re-source parts between suppliers as needed
6. Introduce new aftermarket suppliers into JCB
7. Work with cross-functional teams to deliver the best solution for the customer
8. Drive improvements in supply chain resilience
This will be suited to you if...
9. You’re an experienced purchasing or supply chain professional
10. You have purchasing accreditations (desirable) and experience leading projects
11. You’re highly motivated, meticulous, and efficient in your approach
12. You have strong supplier negotiation skills and supply chain knowledge
13. You’re confident working with cross-functional teams to deliver results
What happens next?
Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial Teams interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process, but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@
What’s in it for you?
This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.
We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@, and a member of the team will be in touch.
Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.