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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