Senior Buyer - Power Systems
JCB
Date: 2 weeks ago
                            City: Derby
                                                        Contract type: Full time
                                                     
                                                
                            Salary: Competitive Salary
Contract Type: Full Time
Working Pattern: Permanent
The Opportunity- Senior Buyer
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About the role:
As a Category Buyer/Senior Buyer you will be responsible for developing category strategies to ensure we have a robust and competitive supply chain for the long term. You will also be lead for maintaining supplier relationships and performance within your category areas, managing risk and supporting with operational escalations in order to support the business.
What does this role involve day to day?
This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like cycling to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.
We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our recruitment team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email [email protected], and a member of the team will be on touch.
Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.
                    Contract Type: Full Time
Working Pattern: Permanent
The Opportunity- Senior Buyer
Click here for our Careers & Life at JCB pages
About the role:
As a Category Buyer/Senior Buyer you will be responsible for developing category strategies to ensure we have a robust and competitive supply chain for the long term. You will also be lead for maintaining supplier relationships and performance within your category areas, managing risk and supporting with operational escalations in order to support the business.
What does this role involve day to day?
- You’ll develop Category Strategies for each area of responsibility, working with the wider business to ensure strategies are implemented in a timely manner
- You'll participate in early engagement with engineering and suppliers to ensure we are sourcing the right product and the right cost, right first time
- You'll support the New Product Introduction (NPI) process for your categories, ensuring all applicable milestones and targets are met (QCD)
- You'll manage multiple resource / capacity projects with suppliers to ensure JCB can achieve our 5-year plan
- You'll identify and drive cost reduction activities for your areas of responsibility, supporting your own and overall teams budget objectives
- You'll support Power Systems business unit, acting as an escalation point for Delivery / Quality / Warranty issues relating to your categories
- You'll be responsible for leading contractual negotiations for your suppliers (Long Term / Development / Warranty Agreements etc)
- You'll develop and lead supplier relationships to deliver tangible mutual benefits
- You'll build strong relationships across JCB and the supply base, be responsible and accountable to make and influence key decisions that are in the best interest of JCB
-  You'll support and coach other team members
- You've got significant procurement experience working within a manufacturing business
- You have experience developing and implementing successful long-term category strategies
- You've got an understanding of key cost drivers within a supply base
- You're a confident negotiator with a proven record of creating cost ideas and delivering significant reductions
- You've got experience managing a number of NPI programs – ideally from concept to product launch
- You have experience managing multiple projects and co-ordinating cross functional teams to ensure on-time delivery
- You have experience managing high level supplier relationships & delivering tangible benefits
- You can build strong internal relationships and have experience working closely with technical engineers
- You possess a sense of urgency and determination to succeed
- You're able to operate in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
- You're resilient, adaptable and open to change
- You present solutions rather than reasons why things cannot be done
- You're a strong communicator who can vary their approach depending on the audience
-  You work well within a team, supporting and driving others where needed
This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like cycling to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.
We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.
We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our recruitment team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email [email protected], and a member of the team will be on touch.
Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.
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