Regional Delivery Buyer

Our OEM Client based in Whitley, Coventry, is searching for a Regional Delivery Buyer to join their team, Inside IR35 in the Production Procurement, Propulsion Systems department. This is a maternity cover contract position with a proposed end date of 28th February 2027 where candidates can be considered on both a full time and part time basis.

Umbrella Pay Rate: £33.56 per hour.

• Reporting to the Regional Procurement Manager this role will see you have responsibility for managing the external supply chain from the company's suppliers.
• You will support the Global Commodity Leaders and Global Strategic Buyers in the development and execution of commodity strategies and the Global sourcing activity through the Global Sourcing Process (GSP).
• Responsible for all post sourcing and contract management activities for designated commodities and suppliers within your region.
• You will develop and execute key performance indicators across the designated regional suppliers, engaging with stakeholders and specialists within the Procurement Function as required, ensuring supplier performance to meet the company QCDIS requirements.
• This role is also a pivotal role for interface with other key functions within the company and acts as a core conduit for true cross functional working across Production Procurement, MP&L, STA, Product Engineering, Cost Engineering and Manufacturing.

• Supplier performance management.
• Capacity management.
• New Model Programme Cost Achievement (Post SCPA).
• Net Cost Reporting targets and strategic should-cost Gap Closure Plan targets (Post SCPA).
• Drive efficiency improvement within supply base.

• Responsible for the execution of commodity and supplier strategy, and the effective operational relationships with each of designated suppliers in region, ensuring that they adopt and follow the commodity strategy that delivers improved purchase operational performance.
• Conduct supplier negotiations in region post SCPA.

• Manage all new Model Programme introduction of designated commodity/system, including contracted supplier obligations, production readiness and resolution of any commercial and/or programme issues/risks, being responsible for robust delivery to target cost.
• Ensuring effective cost management of designated commodities and supplier post SCPA which will involve launching commodities on new products at their target cost as well as achieving year on year cost reduction on current spend to deliver NCR to target
• Investigate and ensure resolution of in-contract commercial issues including unverified invoices relating to price queries, annual cost reduction, tooling costs, design changes and all liability claims, to minimise the costs to the company Lead timely and accurate completion of Procurement deliverables in line with PCDS process timings for designated commodity/system e.g. order placement and APQP deliverables.

• Participate in Supplier Business Reviews with your suppliers to develop supplier relationships in accordance with the supplier segmentation model
• Support Regional stakeholder engagement and internal relationship management, and act as the primary interface with Product Engineering Module Leaders / Senior Managers for designated commodities/systems, to ensure cross-functional alignment on quality, cost, delivery and time requirements post SCPA
• Support the Global Commodity Leaders, to develop the supplier relationships globally for your designated commodities
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