Commodity Buyer
Posted on Sep 20, 2024 by CV-Library
Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Manufacturing
Immediate Start
£50k - £55k Annual
Full-Time
Job Title: Commodity Buyer
Salary: £Excellent
Benefits: Early Finish Fridays, Pension, Parking, Employee Assist Program
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Banbury
Job Start date: ASAP
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
We’re supporting our client, a leading global automotive manufacturer based in Banbury, who are looking for a Commodity Buyer to join their growing team. The successful Commodity Buyer will have experience in an engineering/ manufacturing purchasing environment.
Responsibilities for Commodity Buyer:
* Undertake supplier selection and strategy to meet business and project requirements as requested.
* Identify business goals for cost improvement and continually strive to achieve or better that goal in a sustainable and measurable fashion.
* Manage selected customer nominated suppliers.
* Set and communicate supplier performance targets.
* Establish production supply agreements to be best in class in commercial terms.
* Develop and maintain commodity strategies for given commodities relevant to business goals.
* Fully support the engineering change management of supplied components and materials.
* Actively participate in continuous improvement processes – supplier quality, cost, innovation, delivery and management.
* Where necessary take on the closure of quality issues with suppliers, supporting the relevant quality engineer.
* Maintenance of Purchasing database, spends, budgets and suppliers.
* Take a leading role in coordinating the activities of stakeholders to meet business improvement objectives
* Manage all SAP related functions relevant to suppliers / commodity.
About You:
* CIPS membership or the appropriate business qualification. (desirable)
* At least 5 years in engineering / manufacturing purchasing environment, with experience and understanding of APQP, PPAP, TS-16949, cost tracking and quotation analysis.
* Cost improvement techniques and achievement.
* Positive contributor to new product launches.
* Computer literate – in particular excel.
* Highly developed in communication and influencing skills.
* Negotiation skills.
* Highly numerate.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
* Full UK driving license and passport plus flexibility to travel when required across the UK and EU.
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for the role of Commodity Buyer, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
Willcox Matthews Recruitment Ltd acts an employment business for permanent and contract roles. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that Willcox Matthews Ltd may contact you in connection with your application in relation to Willcox Matthews providing you with work-finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website.
We take your application seriously and we make every effort to respond to all applicants.
Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK
Salary: £Excellent
Benefits: Early Finish Fridays, Pension, Parking, Employee Assist Program
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Banbury
Job Start date: ASAP
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
We’re supporting our client, a leading global automotive manufacturer based in Banbury, who are looking for a Commodity Buyer to join their growing team. The successful Commodity Buyer will have experience in an engineering/ manufacturing purchasing environment.
Responsibilities for Commodity Buyer:
* Undertake supplier selection and strategy to meet business and project requirements as requested.
* Identify business goals for cost improvement and continually strive to achieve or better that goal in a sustainable and measurable fashion.
* Manage selected customer nominated suppliers.
* Set and communicate supplier performance targets.
* Establish production supply agreements to be best in class in commercial terms.
* Develop and maintain commodity strategies for given commodities relevant to business goals.
* Fully support the engineering change management of supplied components and materials.
* Actively participate in continuous improvement processes – supplier quality, cost, innovation, delivery and management.
* Where necessary take on the closure of quality issues with suppliers, supporting the relevant quality engineer.
* Maintenance of Purchasing database, spends, budgets and suppliers.
* Take a leading role in coordinating the activities of stakeholders to meet business improvement objectives
* Manage all SAP related functions relevant to suppliers / commodity.
About You:
* CIPS membership or the appropriate business qualification. (desirable)
* At least 5 years in engineering / manufacturing purchasing environment, with experience and understanding of APQP, PPAP, TS-16949, cost tracking and quotation analysis.
* Cost improvement techniques and achievement.
* Positive contributor to new product launches.
* Computer literate – in particular excel.
* Highly developed in communication and influencing skills.
* Negotiation skills.
* Highly numerate.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
* Full UK driving license and passport plus flexibility to travel when required across the UK and EU.
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for the role of Commodity Buyer, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
Willcox Matthews Recruitment Ltd acts an employment business for permanent and contract roles. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that Willcox Matthews Ltd may contact you in connection with your application in relation to Willcox Matthews providing you with work-finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website.
We take your application seriously and we make every effort to respond to all applicants.
Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK
Reference: 222357211
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Commodity Buyer
Posted on Sep 20, 2024 by CV-Library
Banbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
Manufacturing
Immediate Start
£50k - £55k Annual
Full-Time
Job Title: Commodity Buyer
Salary: £Excellent
Benefits: Early Finish Fridays, Pension, Parking, Employee Assist Program
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Banbury
Job Start date: ASAP
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
We’re supporting our client, a leading global automotive manufacturer based in Banbury, who are looking for a Commodity Buyer to join their growing team. The successful Commodity Buyer will have experience in an engineering/ manufacturing purchasing environment.
Responsibilities for Commodity Buyer:
* Undertake supplier selection and strategy to meet business and project requirements as requested.
* Identify business goals for cost improvement and continually strive to achieve or better that goal in a sustainable and measurable fashion.
* Manage selected customer nominated suppliers.
* Set and communicate supplier performance targets.
* Establish production supply agreements to be best in class in commercial terms.
* Develop and maintain commodity strategies for given commodities relevant to business goals.
* Fully support the engineering change management of supplied components and materials.
* Actively participate in continuous improvement processes – supplier quality, cost, innovation, delivery and management.
* Where necessary take on the closure of quality issues with suppliers, supporting the relevant quality engineer.
* Maintenance of Purchasing database, spends, budgets and suppliers.
* Take a leading role in coordinating the activities of stakeholders to meet business improvement objectives
* Manage all SAP related functions relevant to suppliers / commodity.
About You:
* CIPS membership or the appropriate business qualification. (desirable)
* At least 5 years in engineering / manufacturing purchasing environment, with experience and understanding of APQP, PPAP, TS-16949, cost tracking and quotation analysis.
* Cost improvement techniques and achievement.
* Positive contributor to new product launches.
* Computer literate – in particular excel.
* Highly developed in communication and influencing skills.
* Negotiation skills.
* Highly numerate.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
* Full UK driving license and passport plus flexibility to travel when required across the UK and EU.
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for the role of Commodity Buyer, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
Willcox Matthews Recruitment Ltd acts an employment business for permanent and contract roles. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that Willcox Matthews Ltd may contact you in connection with your application in relation to Willcox Matthews providing you with work-finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website.
We take your application seriously and we make every effort to respond to all applicants.
Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK
Salary: £Excellent
Benefits: Early Finish Fridays, Pension, Parking, Employee Assist Program
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Banbury
Job Start date: ASAP
Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week
We’re supporting our client, a leading global automotive manufacturer based in Banbury, who are looking for a Commodity Buyer to join their growing team. The successful Commodity Buyer will have experience in an engineering/ manufacturing purchasing environment.
Responsibilities for Commodity Buyer:
* Undertake supplier selection and strategy to meet business and project requirements as requested.
* Identify business goals for cost improvement and continually strive to achieve or better that goal in a sustainable and measurable fashion.
* Manage selected customer nominated suppliers.
* Set and communicate supplier performance targets.
* Establish production supply agreements to be best in class in commercial terms.
* Develop and maintain commodity strategies for given commodities relevant to business goals.
* Fully support the engineering change management of supplied components and materials.
* Actively participate in continuous improvement processes – supplier quality, cost, innovation, delivery and management.
* Where necessary take on the closure of quality issues with suppliers, supporting the relevant quality engineer.
* Maintenance of Purchasing database, spends, budgets and suppliers.
* Take a leading role in coordinating the activities of stakeholders to meet business improvement objectives
* Manage all SAP related functions relevant to suppliers / commodity.
About You:
* CIPS membership or the appropriate business qualification. (desirable)
* At least 5 years in engineering / manufacturing purchasing environment, with experience and understanding of APQP, PPAP, TS-16949, cost tracking and quotation analysis.
* Cost improvement techniques and achievement.
* Positive contributor to new product launches.
* Computer literate – in particular excel.
* Highly developed in communication and influencing skills.
* Negotiation skills.
* Highly numerate.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
* Full UK driving license and passport plus flexibility to travel when required across the UK and EU.
Job Application:
If you would like to be considered for the role of Commodity Buyer, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don’t hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.
Willcox Matthews Recruitment Ltd acts an employment business for permanent and contract roles. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that Willcox Matthews Ltd may contact you in connection with your application in relation to Willcox Matthews providing you with work-finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website.
We take your application seriously and we make every effort to respond to all applicants.
Candidates must be eligible to work and live in the UK
Reference: 222357211
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