Senior Category Buyer - Power Systems

Description

• You'll support the New Product Introduction (NPI) process for your categories, ensuring all applicable milestones and targets are met (QCD)
• You'll manage multiple resource / capacity projects with suppliers to ensure JCB can achieve our 5-year plan
• You'll support Power Systems business unit, acting as an escalation point for Delivery / Quality / Warranty issues relating to your categories
• You'll support and coach other team members
• You'll identify and drive cost reduction activities for your areas of responsibility, supporting your own and overall teams budget objectives
• You’ll develop Category Strategies for each area of responsibility, working with the wider business to ensure strategies are implemented in a timely manner
• You'll participate in early engagement with engineering and suppliers to ensure we are sourcing the right product and the right cost, right first time
• You'll develop and lead supplier relationships to deliver tangible mutual benefits
• You'll be responsible for leading contractual negotiations for your suppliers (Long Term / Development / Warranty Agreements etc)
• You'll build strong relationships across JCB and the supply base, be responsible and accountable to make and influence key decisions that are in the best interest of JCB

Requirements

• You're a confident negotiator with a proven record of creating cost ideas and delivering significant reductions
• You've got an understanding of key cost drivers within a supply base
• You can build strong internal relationships and have experience working closely with technical engineers
• You have experience managing high level supplier relationships & delivering tangible benefits
• You've got significant procurement experience working within a manufacturing business
• You have experience managing multiple projects and co-ordinating cross functional teams to ensure on-time delivery
• You have experience developing and implementing successful long-term category strategies
• You're a strong communicator who can vary their approach depending on the audience
• You're able to operate in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
• You possess a sense of urgency and determination to succeed
• You've got experience managing a number of NPI programs – ideally from concept to product launch
• You work well within a team, supporting and driving others where needed

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance