Senior Buyer

AEM Recruitment are delighted to be supporting this leading Aerospace & Defence organisation with the appointment of a Senior Buyer to support their bids team across a range of multi-million pound projects.
With an excellent training scheme and a pre-mapped route to procurement leadership, this is an excellent opportunity for any ambitious procurement professional. You will be working within a close-knit team with an outstanding reputation for staff development and a high-percentage of home-grown Directors.

On offer is a tailored career development path, centered on your individual skillset, in an organisation renowned for its agile company culture and meritocratic work environment.

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Responsibilities include:​

• Working as part of the bids team you will be accountable for incorporating procurement strategy into bid projects to ensure effective outcomes that help secure customer bids

• Developing a subcontracting plan and incorporating this into the preparation of procurement strategy

• Preparing procurement strategy and documents including data collection and analysis, communicating effectively with suppliers

• Developing, implementing and managing customer management plans to build & ensure good working relationships with staff, subcontractors and suppliers

• Acting as the Subject Matter Expert and focal point on all Procurement and Supply Chain related issues

• Leading the required tendering, negotiation, placement and contract of major subcontracts for defined areas of responsibility

• Setting up, developing and implementing contract management protocols for major contracts

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The person we hope to find:​​

• 2-3+ years Procurement / Strategic Sourcing / Category Management experience, with a CV that details commercial achievements (cost savings & avoidance, risk mitigation, supplier relationship and performance improvement, stakeholder engagement)

• Knowledge of the bid process ideal but not required

• Understanding and experience of working within an aerospace / defence organisation

• Knowledge of manufacturing processes or regulatory requirements desired not essential

• Procurement / strategic sourcing / buying experience within complex global organisations

• Degree & CIPS qualifications preferred though not essential

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Salary and benefits:​

• Up to £50,000 salary

• Career progression

• Award winning Procurement function

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To be considered, please apply directly via the below form or email your latest CV and contact details to info@aemrecruitment.com