Senior Buyer

Company Profile

With over 80 years of innovation, JCB is the world’s largest privately owned manufacturer of construction and agricultural equipment. Operating 23 manufacturing facilities across four continents—including the United States, the United Kingdom, India, and Brazil—JCB produces a diverse portfolio of more than 300 products. These include telescopic handlers, backhoe loaders, excavators, wheel loaders, compact excavators, skid steer loaders, compact track loaders, access aerial work platforms, rough terrain forklifts, and tractors.

At the heart of JCB’s success are its people. As a family‑owned business, we are accountable to our customers—not shareholders—which gives us the flexibility to focus on long‑term innovation and delivering real value. This independence allows us to continuously develop advanced technologies and integrate them into equipment designed to perform in the toughest environments while maximizing customer productivity.

At JCB, we stand behind our products—and our name—with pride and commitment to quality.

Reporting directly to Purchasing Manager, the role is primarily responsible for ensuring Supplier Performance is in line with the business expectations and when necessary, assisting stakeholders in establishing and managing resolution issues relating to part availability. Also responsible for supporting the manufacturing location operations team in achieving their KPI’s and business objectives in particular relation to supplier capacity, incoming quality and supplier‑related warranty issues.

The role will be required to have an in‑depth understanding of the supply base and be able to influence it accordingly to consistently receive the required level of service. The role will provide the link between the category management team and the business and will therefore be able to support any given change management programme that is being implemented.

Full Time, Exempt

Onsite in Pooler, Georgia: 2000 Bamford Blvd. Pooler, Georgia, 31322

JCB offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) retirement plan; paid time off and paid holidays.

• Providing local input into the creation of category strategies.
• Assists category teams with developing a category execution plan and drive a system to monitor and manage supplier performance through KPI’s.
• Deliver robust implementation plans in line with the sourcing strategy. These plans should support, but not be limited to:
• Effective early supplier engagement.
• Cost Saving projects.
• Contracting.
• Capacity management.
• Monitors progress of strategies and modifies in line with the changing business environment.
• Works with the team to develop commercial contracts to deliver the needs of the business.
• Liaises with the business functions to ensure implementation of the strategy.
• Works with stakeholders to ensure implementation of supply contracts.
• Works with the category team and SDE’s to monitor supplier performance against agreed framework.
• In extreme scenarios will co‑ordinate and manage group allocation decisions and priorities.
• Ensure that the supply base supports the manufacturing site and/or category are communicated appropriately with regards to forward planning and significant volume fluctuations.
• Manage supplier performance escalations from the Materials Team and have responsibility for closing Supplier Delivery 8D’s for relevant categories.
• Deals with suppliers and customers on rectification of performance issues in relation to quality issues.
• Support the launch activities required within the category and/or manufacturing location to ensure the supply base meets the timing, quality and cost expectations of a relevant programme.
• Represent Purchasing in the Top 10 Warranty reviews and close out supplier related issues within the required KPI’s.
• To act on alerts created from the continuous risk assessment process and to ensure Business Continuity plans are in place with appropriate suppliers.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Category & Supplier Management in a Global…