Senior Buyer
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About the Role
Morgan McKinley is hiring a Senior Direct Buyer for a permanent role in Milton Keynes. The position involves sourcing and purchasing components for engineering projects, managing supplier contracts, and driving cost efficiencies.
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Responsibilities
- Manage supplier contracts, reviews, and negotiations to drive cost efficient solutions
- Manage procurement of raw materials, components, and subcontractor services
- Produce KPI and operational reports to support procurement process and departmental performance
- Partner with engineering and technical teams to ensure materials align with requirements and inventory control policies
- Manage supplier performance and relationships, including lead times, delivery, and product quality
- Resolve supply issues and source new suppliers where required
- Manage budget and departmental spend
- Ad hoc reporting and analysis when required
Requirements
- Experience in a direct buying position within an Engineering or manufacturing environment
- Extensive experience in sourcing direct materials and managing effective procurement processes
- CIPS qualification ideally
- Demonstrated ability to build and manage business relationships with key stakeholders
- High level of commercial acumen and gravitas to challenge stakeholders
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Opportunity Overview
- Senior Direct Buyer opportunity in Milton Keynes with salary up to £55,000 per annum plus benefits.
- Permanent role with hybrid working and clear progression path into leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing supplier contracts, reviews, and negotiations, driving cost efficient solutions and reductions.
- Manage procurement of raw materials, components, and subcontractor services.
- Produce KPI and operational reports to support procurement process and departmental performance.
- Partner engineering and technical teams to ensure materials are aligned with requirements and inventory control policies.
- Manage supplier performance and relationships, including lead times, delivery, and product quality.
- Resolve any issues relating to supply and sourcing new suppliers where required.
- Management of budget and departmental spend.
- Ad hoc reporting and analysis when required.
Candidate Requirements
- Experience of working within a direct buying position within an Engineering or manufacturing environment.
- Extensive experience in sourcing direct materials and ability to manage and maintain effective procurement processes.
- Ideally holds a CIPS qualification.
- Demonstrate experience of building and managing business relationships with key stakeholders.
- Demonstrate a high level of commercial acumen and gravitas to challenge key stakeholders.
Why You Will Enjoy Working Here
- Business operates within a sector that positively impacts the environment and global sustainability.
- Incredible working environment, culture, and value driven ethos.
- Autonomy with professional development and growth opportunities.
- Flexibility and hybrid working basis.
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