Senior Buyer
- Halifax, West Yorkshire
- Permanent
- Full-time
The position holder will be required to work autonomously and will be located at AAM's manufacturing facility in Halifax, England reporting to EU Procurement.
As part of a Global Procurement team this position will involve presenting EU initiatives to AAM's Executives both locally, regionally, and globally.Job Description
- Source goods, materials, services and Capex according to AAM procurement policies and procedures
- Drive cost reduction and saving initiatives in the production sites using CIP, VA/VE and Market Basket methodologies
- Ensure suppliers meet cost and timing targets throughout the sourcing process
- Review and process incoming requisitions/POs and update POs with changes
- Liaise with suppliers and business partners to resolve any Procurement discrepancies
- Support the RFQ process to include the evaluation of offers and awarding of contracts
- Responsible for Procurement daily business, providing support to Key Stakeholders.
- Perform regular compliance checks to monitor pricing, delivery and important metrics outlined in supplier contracts
- Monitor compliance with audit criteria as defined by business requirements
- Implement contract and PO lifecycle management activities, eg reporting of expiring and aged POs and contracts, execution of contract and PO - administration, clean up, closure etc.
- Support Procurement initiatives locally, regionally and globally.
- Successfully completed Bachelors degree in Business Administration (or equivalent) or at least 5 years professional work experience in a dynamic Indirect Procurement Department, preferably in a high volume automotive manufacturing organization
- Technical understanding of manufacturing processes preferable
- Confident working style, strong communication and negotiation skills
- Resilience, solution-orientation, team spirit, open-mindedness, positive mindset, flexibility
- Willingness to take on responsibility, proactive attitude
- Willingness to travel for business as required
- Very good PC skills, including Oracle and MS-Office user knowledge