Operational Buyer; Site

Overview

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener. We’re inspired by opportunities to innovate and break boundaries, and committed to sustainability. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries, we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Site Operational Buyer at our Filton Site. You will be responsible for the order processing of in-contract scheduling and management of supplier delivery performance in line with MPS and business requirements, ensuring delivery against supplier and business performance objectives focused on procured parts delivery.

• Ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of ~£10m spend
• Supplier scheduling in line with MPS and ensuring accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory
• Daily maintenance of supplier promise dates to keep the most up-to-date and accurate information in supplier schedules
• Support the Procurement Operations Manager or Site Procurement Manager to deliver the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process for external supply reviews
• Management of suppliers to ensure they can deliver against committed orders, identify supply risk, constraints and bottlenecks, escalating as required
• Maintain external capacity reviews in line with MPS
• Responsible for ongoing supplier performance improvement
• Supplier relationship and daily interface
• Ensure multi-function team reviews are conducted with key suppliers
• Daily communication with internal customers and receiving areas
• Adherence to standard procurement processes and daily regimen/management tasks
• Ownership of the supplier scorecard process to communicate supplier performance to all levels and review during multifunction team reviews
• Support SQE on supplier non-conformance and processing of supplier returns and claims
• Ensure prompt supplier payment by clearing invoice queries
• Ensure adherence to Health and Safety policies and procedures

Essential:

• Experience in Supply Chain Management / Procurement roles
• IT literacy, especially Excel
• Must be willing and eligible to undertake Security Clearance

Desirable:

• Degree qualified in Business Administration
• APICS / MCIPS qualification
• MRP proficiency

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Industry-leading pension scheme with employer contributions up to 8% on a 1:1.5 basis (Total contribution up to 20%)
• Life assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible working hours, including the option to finish at 12 noon on Fridays
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• A collaborative, dynamic working environment

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that is at the cutting edge of our industry and committed to pushing the boundaries further. With strong training opportunities, you can grow as far as you want.

A Great Place to Work Needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe we can achieve our ambitions through the coming together of diverse minds in an inspirational environment. By living our five principles and committing to diversity, inclusion and belonging, we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. We also provide an accessible recruitment process; if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please get in touch.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.