Global Commodity Buyer EWIS - Direct Material

Join GKN Aerospace Careers as a Global Commodity Buyer EWIS - Direct Material.

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Job Summary

At our EWIS Procurement department we build and deploy structured, collaborative relationships with our key suppliers. Suppliers to GKN should actively compete for our business and work hard to retain it by achieving continually high levels of delivery and quality performance whilst incrementally delivering value, reducing total cost or supporting revenue growth.

Our procurement function operates in a matrix between site-based procurement operations and Global Commodity Management functions. Reporting to the Global Commodity Director, the Commodity Buyer will have accountability for category strategy execution across 4 sub-categories.

Objectives for this role include:

• Establishing Programme and Site requirements, including those driven by current and planned future business
• Supporting business growth to design and engage supply chains that meet the business requirements
• Delivering tangible, bottom-line benefits resulting from pan-Business Line category management of spend
• Supporting the delivery of Business Line and Site strategies through the rigorous management of contract and supplier performance

The Commodity Buyer will have responsibility for >£10m expenditure within the Electrics and Electronics category.

Job Responsibilities

Category Management

• Supports the generation and execution of category strategies that maximise value for the business based on understanding of business needs and supply market
• Builds deep knowledge of the supply market within the business
• Executes the strategy, including negotiating and contracting with suppliers, evaluating ongoing contract and supplier performance and measuring contract compliance
• Analyses expenditure (cost and price) and the supply market to inform the development of the category strategy
• Supports activities for the Commodity Managers

Sourcing

• Captures specific business requirements and builds them into RFx documents
• Executes pan-site sourcing activity using strategic sourcing methodologies in order to put fit-for-purpose supply contracts in place
• Is accountable for the implementation of pan-Business Line contracts so that they can be used in practice by the sites
• Supports bid activity where there is a significant category requirement

Supply Management

• Segmenting and managing suppliers within the category
• Developing the appropriate strategies to incentivise and engage suppliers and to measure and incentivise their performance
• Establishing appropriate supplier governance, fed by relevant data and attended by empowered representatives of both organisations

Job Qualifications

• Experienced procurement practitioner with deep knowledge of current strategic, operational and tactical procurement processes and systems, and some years of experience in sourcing and contracting roles
• High quality communication ability, both written and oral
• Highly commercial, with a proven ability to use procurement to unlock value for the business
• Delivery focused with a pragmatic, hands-on approach that enables strategies to be fully executed
• Ability to operate successfully in matrix organisations
• Skilled in Microsoft Office software and preferably ERP (Baan)
• Education / work level HBO / WO - (MER / BA / Technical)
• Self starter

What's in it for you?

Besides an innovative and international work environment that offers you a good work-life balance, GKN Aerospace offers opportunities to learn and grow, a pension plan, 29 vacation days / 13 ADV days and travel allowance (from 10 km single journey) as well.