Department:
Commercial
Location:
Bembridge
Description
* Employment type: Permanent
* Employment basis: Full Time
* Salary: £27,700 - £32,000
* Standard Hours: Flexible Working / 40 hours per week
Are you ready to play a key role in supporting the operations of a renowned aircraft manufacturer? As a Buyer at Britten-Norman, you'll be responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and expediting materials, parts, and services essential to the delivery of our aircraft projects.
Your main focus will be to ensure the timely and cost-effective procurement of all components required by our pre-owned aircraft refurbishment and MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) teams—helping them to maintain peak efficiency and performance.
Key Responsibilities
* Identify suppliers, raise supplier Request for Quotations (RFQs) and negotiate the most effective output to serve the needs of the business.
* Raising Request for Quotes (RFQs) and Purchase Orders (POs) to meet requirements.
* Seek alternative routes to supply to achieve project deliverables and budget.
* Close down old / redundant RFQ / P. O's (where applicable).
* Update the PO Tracker.
* Update Aerotrac accordingly.
* Negotiate best prices for orders.
* Administer the creation of New Supplier Requests.
* Carry out collection or shipping requests, as required by the company.
* Liaise with the Finance Department and / or Suppliers in relation to all Invoice Queries.
* Provide reporting to the business on the status of procurement activities.
* Attend relevant internal meetings
* Highlight risks, issues and delays.
* Manage zero stock-outs for fast moving/consumable items.
* Become an Aerotrac (database) super user.
* Advising Project Managers and Delivery teams on the status of projects.
* Update / feed into project risk registers.
* Provide reports to the Delivery Teams on project costs.
* Providing costings to the Project Managers, Delivery, Business and Commercial teams to inform bids, budgets and post cost analysis.
* Report any export / import concerns / issues to the finance department and line manager.
* Assist the Head of Procurement and or departmental heads in seeking new ways to source, procure and manufacture components with support from the technical team to take Britten-Norman forward into a new era of innovation.
* Import/Export and ITAR
* Manage temporary imports of aircraft and aircraft components in the MRO environment.
* Ensure any ITAR qualifying items are managed correctly.
Skills, Knowledge And Expertise
* Previous experience is a similar role (5 years plus)
* Strong commercial awareness.
* Effective communication and influencing skills up to a senior level.
* Microsoft Excel knowledge.
* Confident decision maker.
* Proactive with strong attention to detail.
* Strong problem-solving skills .
* Experience in sourcing nationally and internationally.
* Experience in Procurement databases.
Benefits
* 36 annual leave days (inclusive of Bank and Public Holidays)
* Contributory pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option
* Private healthcare scheme
* Flu vaccination
* Dental and optical cover
* Employee Assistance Program
* Support with learning and professional development (courses and licenses)
* Health screening and therapies
* Digital GP
* Referral bonus