The Commodity Buyer will have responsibility for >£100m expenditure within the Machining, Fabrications and Special Processes category.
Manages 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.
Execution of the strategy, including negotiating and contracting with suppliers, evaluating on-going contract and supplier performance and measuring contract compliance.
Captures specific business requirements and builds into RFx documents.
Executes pan site sourcing activity using strategic sourcing methodologies in order to put fit-for-purpose supply contracts in place.
Accountable for the implementation of pan-Business Line contracts so that they can be used in practice by the sites.
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.

Experienced procurement practitioner with deep knowledge of current strategic procurement techniques and (c. 5 Years in Sourcing & Procurement).
Knowledge of relevant categories.
Proven track record of identifying and delivering procurement savings against multi-million pound expenditures.
High quality communication ability, both written and orally.
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.
Relevant business experience in the commercial aerospace sector, knowledge of the customer programmes of GKN Aerospace.
Relevant professional and academic qualifications are highly valued. For example CIPS, degrees in relevant subject matter.

Global Commodity Senior Buyer

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