Technical Buyer

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Bristol Superlight

A rapidly growing Automotive company that’s transforming traditional commercial vehicles to manufacture the next generation of revolutionary electric trucks is currently looking to recruit a Technical Buyer.

The Technical Buyer duties include:

• Provide technical / commercial assistance to Buyers to develop awareness of manufacturing processes and improve product knowledge.
• Balance both tactical executions with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction projects.
• Actively participate in supplier performance reviews.
• Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
• Monitor market trends, competitor strategies and market suppliers
• Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement
• Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
• Assess tenders and quotations from potential suppliers
• Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers and in line with organisational targets and requirements
• Contact suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues

The Technical Buyer will have:

• Relevant business/commercial or manufacturing/engineering degree is preferred
• Membership of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS)
• Proven purchasing experience, preferably within an automotive or manufacturing environment
• Contract management and supplier experience
• Project management experience
• Strong technical knowledge and understanding of automotive processes and components and supply chain management
• A developed and strong foundation of function skills and knowledge of relevant purchasing and sourcing concepts.