Senior Buyer Indirect

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn. in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

The Vacancy

We are looking for a Senior Buyer Indirect to strengthen the Procurement team of Fokker Landing Gear in Papendrecht by focusing on NPR spend and support our manufacturing operations.

As Senior Buyer you will be responsible for the local commercial management and you will be assigned to non-strategic sourcing. Your responsibilities will cover in-contract modifications, transfers or new products by ensuring that the sourced products are at competitive prices. You will negotiate & implement country specific corporate contracts for GKN Aerospace and you will also implement commodity strategies, developed by Category Managers, with the goal to leverage indirect spend and deliver significant annual improvements in cost and service levels. In addition, you will coordinate implementation of contracts through the P2P function at sites and manage compliance and you will work with cross functional stakeholder teams to identify business needs and implement contracts which support.

Fokker Landing Gear

Fokker Landing Gear, part of GKN Fokker, is a recognized specialist in landing gear and related systems. We focus on the design and development, production and assembly of complete landing gears, as well as the repair and reassembly of systems already in use. In doing so, we work on the most famous aircraft and helicopters; think of the Apache combat helicopter, the F-35 Lightning II (JSF), the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 and the multipurpose NH90 maritime combat helicopter.

Key accountabilities

• Accountable for delivery of the targeted savings identified as part of annual planning reviews to improve bottom line profitability of GKN Aerospace.
• Negotiate contracts, not covered by Regional/global strategies, where leverage opportunities are identified within country/area of responsibility.
• Contribute to ongoing development of Aerospace Commodity strategy for areas of responsibility.
• Actively participate in stakeholder teams within country/area of responsibility to deliver improvements in contracts (cost, performance, quality) for GKN Aerostructures.
• Work with all layers of GKN Aerospace organisation to communicate and gain buy in/ support to commodity strategies.
• Provide analysis & information to senior management on plans and benefits of actions.
• Lead key negotiation activities with senior level representatives of suppliers to deliver benefits to business.
• Establish data/fact driven analysis of potential opportunities for procurement activities.
• Manage Requests for Proposal / Auction activities within commodities across country / area of responsibility.
• Work with sites to ensure compliance to corporate contracts.
• Contribute to the development of commodity budgets / forecasts & liaise with sites to embed locally.

What You'll Bring

• Minimum of 10 years Indirect Commodity experience with 2-3 years in Aerospace industry preferred.
• Knowledge of procurement activities within commodities of responsibility.
• Knowledge of supply markets for relevant commodities.
• Extensive negotiation experience & skills.
• Strong communication, ability to switch priorities and resilient.
• Ability to engage stakeholders across other functions / sites.
• Good analytical skills.
• Experience of working within a cross site cross function environment.
• Willingness to challenge the status quo to find benefits / opportunities.

What We'll Offer

A challenging position in an innovative and international environment with a rich history in aircraft manufacturing. Our organization breathes passion for engineering and all our teams are justifiably proud of what they develop and build. As a Senior Buyer you will receive a benefits package, including:

• A gross salary up to 6.792,- per month, based on the CAO Metalektro (up to salary scale L2) depending on your experience and qualifications.
• 40-42 paid holidays for full-time employment.
• Working conditions according to the CAO Metalektro, including an excellent pension scheme and travel allowance.
• A working environment, in which we work together to achieve the best result for our customers.
• Every opportunity to build on your career and personal development.

Extra info

For questions you can contact our Talent Acquisition Lead Marina Monogyiou at marina.monogyiou@fokker.com.

Part of the selection procedure is carrying out the necessary checks and screenings in order to meet the requirements set by GKN Fokker's customers, partners and suppliers within the program. The checks and screenings will be assessed on the basis of frameworks set by our Export Compliance & Security department. Every employee within GKN Fokker must ultimately be authorized to give substance to his or her position. Assessment of checks and screenings can lead to the fact that no content can be given to the position and therefore no employment or deployment can follow. The onboarding at Fokker usually takes 3 weeks.

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN Fokker Aerospace. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created an environment where everyone can be at their best.

We are also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

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We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute. It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.