Senior Buyer

Job Description

Job Title: Senior Buyer

Location: Rochester, Kent. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.

Salary: £32,000 – £40,000 depending on skills and experience 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Receiving requisitions and demands, negotiate with suppliers, and process Purchase Orders, Purchase Order Amendments and/or Purchase Agreements
• Negotiating Terms and Conditions, Price Agreements and other contractual documents with suppliers, and resolve most areas of conflict
• Maintaining strong, effective relationships with suppliers
• Understanding the budget requirements for the Purchase Orders as well as identify opportunities for cost reduction/avoidance through effective negotiation with their supplier
• Understanding and communicating key performance indicators for the suppliers they are responsible for, and be able to engage with and address issues at a senior level within the supplier organisation
• Maintaining Supplier open order books and ensure that correct and current data is maintained in the Oracle ERP system
• Processing supplier returns, ensuring these are actioned in a timely manner
• Understanding and supporting the implementation of corporate Procurement processes (Strategic Supplier Management, Sub-Contract Management, and Commodity Management)
• Training/coaching junior members of staff on Procurement processes and procedures and support audits of these
• Acting as an independent interface between suppliers and the business

Your skills and experiences:

Essential

• Proven experience in buying/procurement/purchasing
• Prior experience in leading negotiations and Supplier Relationship Management
• Excellent team player and capable of taking a lead role when appropriate
• Effective communicator and strong IT skills

Desirable

• HNC/HND in Business Studies or equivalent experience
• MCIPS Qualified or Equivalent experience
• Manufacturing background would be preferable
• Experience using ERP systems such as Oracle

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

The Procurement team:

You are responsible for the management of a supplier or group of suppliers for a particular business area or product/commodity group. They will maintain strong relationships with suppliers, internal project teams and functions to ensure that the requirements of the business are satisfied, and that the future relationship with the supplier is understood and managed effectively.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds and particularly from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our industry, including women, ethnic minorities, people with disabilities and LGBTQ+ individuals. We also want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks

Closing Date: 29^th November 2024

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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