Buyer – Direct Procurement

Lotus Cars builds world‑class, high‑performance and lightweight sports cars sold worldwide. Lotus Cars Limited is the manufacturing site of Lotus in the UK, where we produce all sportscar types such as the Emira and the Evija.

We are looking for a talented, creative and motivated individual to join us on our journey. This role requires a commercially astute professional to lead the procurement activity for a defined direct material product group, working closely with our Engineering, Quality and Programme teams.

• Lead and promote the development of collaborative and world‑class supplier relationships.
• Manage supplier performance through vehicle launch phases and current vehicle phases, ensuring that Quality, Cost and Delivery performance is maintained at all times.
• Establish an in‑depth understanding of the supply base, local and global markets and the requirements of the business.
• Develop and maintain commodity & sourcing strategies.
• Lead supplier negotiations and ensure the delivery of material cost targets for new product introductions.

• Ability to work independently, results driven and tenacious, with the drive and perseverance to deliver within a complex, highly demanding environment.
• A strong communicator, able to communicate effectively with key stakeholders to influence cross‑functional engagement.
• An effective team player, who actively develops and supports other team members.
• A winning spirit – resilience and tenacity.
• Ability to be nimble and an effective problem solver, by constructively challenging what doesn’t meet the needs of our customers.

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Hybrid working – minimum 3 days per week on site at Hethel
• Half‑day finish on a Friday
• 6% pension contribution
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme, based on contribution and the performance of the company
• Private Healthcare
• Group income protection based on length of service
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Family friendly policies
• Exclusive employee discount, wellbeing and recognition platform

• This role will be working from our Hethel site.
• Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without visa sponsorship.