Buyer; Non-Product

Date Posted:

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Glenrothes, Fife

Position Role Type: Hybrid

Job Title:  Buyer (Non-Product)

Grade: P2

Function: Supply Chain (Procurement/Buying)

Location: Glenrothes on-site, hybrid working

Security: Clearance Required

Baseline: BPSS

Duration: Permanent

Hours: 37hrs, full-time, dayshift, early Friday finish

Raytheon UK

At Raytheon UK, we take immense pride in being a leader in defence and aerospace technology. As an employer, we are dedicated to fuelling innovation, nurturing talent, and fostering a culture of excellence.

Joining our team means being part of an organisation that shapes the future of national security whilst investing in your growth and personal development. We provide a collaborative environment, abundant opportunities for professional development, and a profound sense of purpose in what we do. Together, we are not just advancing technology; we're building a community committed to safeguarding a safer and more connected world.

This is a great opportunity for a Buyer to work in a busy Procurement team providing excellent service to the wider Raytheon UK business for the purchase of various services, materials and supplies requested by various teams. This varied role involves a wide range of tasks from dealing with customers, purchase orders, sourcing, working with suppliers, providing metrics and dealing with multiple tasks in a busy team.

• Liaises with peers from other disciplines and businesses, as well as the functional leadership team.
• Sources, negotiates, awards, and documents purchases for materials, services, and supplies.
• Performs or supports cost and price analysis, develops negotiation strategies, and leads negotiations to create value-for-money outcomes for procuring goods and services.
• Supports Supply Chain bid/proposal activities for strategic pursuits.
• Utilises source selection techniques (e.g., best value, Total Cost of Ownership), performs cost analyses, conducts negotiations, and identifies supplier risks.
• Provides risk and opportunity analysis for early capture, particularly regarding the introduction of new suppliers, to mitigate risks associated with early supplier decisions.
• Ensures that requirements (eg quality notes, terms and conditions) are properly communicated to suppliers.
• Manages supplier performance against cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Interfaces with internal and supplier cross-functional organisations.
• Assists in the development of bids and agreements.
• Executes to customer requirements, including government regulations, public law, and Raytheon policies and procedures.
• Actively promotes the contributions of the function in achieving corporate objectives across the organisation, with stakeholders and within the supply chain.
• Continually assesses and promotes sustainable and responsible procurement, including social, cultural, and diversity values within the organisation and throughout the supply chain.
• Facilitates relationships between functional organisations and suppliers.
• Utilises project management skills and techniques when managing suppliers.
• Initiates and participates in supplier assessments and development activities.
• Participates in supplier and internal review meetings.
• Produces support data or business cases/briefing materials for management reviews.
• Participates in or leads supplier assessments and supplier development activity teams, including the administration of appropriate due diligence activity.
• Maintains supplier scorecards, tracking performance metrics and driving continuous improvement.
• Manages the full purchase-to-pay (P2P) cycle, ensuring timely and compliant processing of orders from requisition through to payment.
• Issues Requests for Quotation (RFQs) and ensures pricing remains competitive through market analysis and supplier engagement.

• Experience in Supply Chain, Subcontract Management, Procurement, Commodity Management or related field
• Flexible and positive attitude
• Able to perform effectively in a multi-functional team
• Related degree/MCIPS or equivalent
• Excellent verbal and written communications
• Experience in or exposure to negotiating low complexity…