Buyer

Our client has an exciting opportunity for a Buyer. The successful candidate will support the Purchasing team, work closely with the engineers sourcing in-house designed electrical components and off the shelf parts to the required quality and delivery.

The Buyer will:

• Build relationships with suppliers, negotiating best pricing, quantities, and delivery time scales.
• Support in supplier meetings and visits alongside the team.
• Contribute to weekly team meetings to ensure progress is being made.
• Work cross functionally across the business to ensure the organisation has the correct data to issue request for quotation.

The Buyer will have:

• Experience within a prototype vehicle project, classic vehicle projects, motorsport projects.
• A good working knowledge of prototype & small batch manufacturing procedures, vehicles, and their systems.
• The ability to evaluate and analyse the estimated cost of specific parts.
• Good understanding of the type of process required to manufacture specific components.
• A passion for automotive and innovative technology development.
• Commercial awareness with strong interpersonal and negotiating skills.
• A proactive 'hands on' approach.

Please apply online using an up to date version of your CV and our team will be in touch shortly with more details!