Procurement Buyer

Support services business operating within the defence sector require a Procurement Buyer. Applicants should have experience in procurement, ideally as a Buyer (direct or indirect) within a regulated environment; aerospace, defence, or public sector organisation. The Procurement Buyer will join a multi-disciplined Procurement team providing the business with a full lifecycle procurement offering from; tendering, purchase order management, supplier onboarding/management and contracts management. The Procurement Buyer will support day-to-day execution of procurement operations, alongside contributing to broader commercial and contract management strategies. Specific duties of the Procurement Buyer include: Purchase and Word order placement in SAP Front-end sourcing and tendering activities; supplier selection, invitation, tender and evaluation Supplier onboarding and due diligence activities Managing and monitoring of supplier, supply chain and contracts performance Ownership of procurement department data to identify saving opportunities, and strong/poor supplier performance Stakeholder engagement - understand procurement strategies and encourage governance and compliance with procurement procedures, policies and systems Procurement Buyer applicants should meet the following criteria: Previous experience in procurement, supply chain, supplier or contract management role Experience in or affinity too; aerospace, defence, public sector or engineering industry Relationship-building skills, internally with stakeholders and externally with suppliers and supply chain partners Previous experience with procurement systems, e-sourcing tools or procurement within a matrix structure An appreciation of full lifecycle procurement activities from tendering, negotiations to SRM and contract management