Sr. Buyer, Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel : going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries.

We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet.

With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.

35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

Accountable for supporting site direct and indirect procurement team. Responsible for commodity strategies, LTA, cost reduction activities, supplier scorecards, mentoring Jr.

Buyers, Review and write SOW and own RFQ and analysis.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and manage commodity strategies including spend analysis, benchmarking, cost, quality, delivery, market analysis and global trends then use the competitive analysis to develop cost reduction initiatives to execute upon
• Identifying strategic issues and develop supporting plans / tactics with strong analytics
• Responsible for supplier risk assessments including completing capacity analysis & rate readiness assessments for key / critical suppliers
• Execute & Negotiate Long-Term Agreements with Key / Critical Suppliers by owning the RFQ and analysis
• Complete regular business reviews and update supplier scorecards to track to monitor supplier performance
• Provides leadership and strategic direction over procurement functions; including being path of escalation for shortages and supporting standardization of work processes
• Embracing the Company’s cultural shift to empower and inspire teams, role model in working horizontally and leading by influence

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or Science or related disciplines; Will consider 15 years of relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
• Seven (7) years minimum experience in Procurement role
• Four(4) years experience specific to Strategic Sourcing executing contract negotiations.
• U.S. Person per ITAR regulations to comply with export compliance and site SSA requirements

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Six Sigma and / or Lean Tools
• Advanced negotiation skills; able to structure agreements for purchased services, products and equipment independently
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to influence / attain buy-in from internal and external stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and respond rapidly to changing priorities
• Able to think strategically and analytically to drive decision making process
• We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry;

and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further. And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN. We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment.

Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.

It’s a culture that won us The Best Workplace Culture Award’. By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology.