Commodity Buyer
Applications Close - 28/03/2025
We are looking for an experienced Commodity Buyer
Do you have the skills and experience we need?
Role Objective
Reporting to the Procurement Manager and working within a small team, the Commodity Buyer will be responsible for the development and introduction of sourcing and category plans that will be designed to deliver a value for money supply base, with specific focus on cost, quality and delivery
The successful applicant will have previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within an automotive or manufacturing environment, working closely with suppliers, along with sound knowledge of purchasing, negotiation ,commercial understanding, and cost breakdown.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Work individually and directly with the Procurement Manager and all internal business leads, to ensure the successful delivery of contracted supply activities
- Identify potential suppliers, conduct supplier evaluations, negotiate contracts, and establish long-term agreements
- Develop and implement a strategic sourcing plan for aluminium commodities considering market factors
- Conduct cost analysis and bench marking to identify cost-saving opportunities
- Negotiate terms of business, competitive pricing and where applicable, service level agreements and performance expectations
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation
- Actively promote and champion the use of best practice to ensure compliance with the organisations policies and procedures
- Select suppliers for NPI and Series production components in line with commodity strategy
- Evaluate part designs with engineering, quality, and suppliers to obtain maximum efficiencies and best costs
- Develop and report weekly KPI’s to measure progress against company goals
- Understand market trends for owned commodity
- Manage owned commodity price lists with Suppliers tracked against market data
- Manage short and long-term capacity at Suppliers
- Maintain complex spreadsheets containing supply base data
- Conduct regular due diligence on supply base
Qualifications and Experience Levels:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering or related field (preferable). MBA (desirable).
- Previous experience of working in a purchasing team preferably within an automotive or manufacturing environment
- Good knowledge of purchasing, negotiation, commercial understanding, and cost breakdown
- Experience of working closely with suppliers
- Able to add value, reduce costs and input to business improvements
- An understanding of automotive processes would be advantageous
- Computer literate, with advanced Excel skills/abilities
- Knowledge of aluminium commodity including specifications and manufacturing processes
- Strong negotiation and analytical skills with the ability to assess cost structures, conduct price analysis, and drive cost-saving initiatives
- Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) or similar qualification or studying towards CIPS qualification would be beneficial but not essential
This is a permanent position based at our site in Burnley.
Salary is dependent upon experience.
Working a 39-hour week
7.45am -5pm Monday to Thursday and 7.45am to 1pm on Friday
Please complete the Contact Form to register your interest, or alternatively email your CV directly to Leanne.Khawaja@bcwgroup.co.uk.
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