Senior Buyer - Strategic - West Midlands - Attractive Salary & Benefits (LO-97976)

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Senior Buyer - Strategic
Birmingham, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Leicester, Solihull, Warwick, West Bromwich, Dudley, Coventry, Tamworth,
Attractive Salary & Benefits

This major Aerospace company manufactures complex engineered products. Processes principally include machining, assembly and test. This is a forward thinking company, committed to modern manufacturing processes with a very strong order book. It is now looking for a Strategy Development Manager to develop supply chain strategies with best in class suppliers that deliver year on year quality, cost and delivery benefits and consistently meet the requirements of its internal and external customers.
As a Strategy Development Leader you will be responsible for the overall development of commodity strategies in line with the company`s requirements. You will ensure suppliers know how to do business with the company, develop effective supplier relationships and Long Term Supplier Agreements with year on year QCD improvements and carry out benchmarking activities to ensure the supply base remains competitive. You will use the company`s best practice tools to evaluate new potential suppliers, monitor the financial health of key suppliers, support commodity strategies and understand and take advantage of new technologies in Manufacturing and Product. You will also ensure awareness of the company`s Make vs Buy initiatives.
You should be educated to a minimum level of HNC and have exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate verbally and in writing at all levels internally and externally.
You will be computer literate including competence in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Word and be a capable analyst with strong experience of facilitation skills. You will also have financial competence and relevant experience in Purchasing/Supply Chain with an appreciation and basic understanding of production engineering/design engineering. Experience of the Aerospace industry or low volume/high technology" industry is an asset. You must be able to think outside the box, be focused, committed, Instinctive, capable of driving issues through to completion, a good Team player and have Legal competence - Terms and Conditions.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.