Bowmill Poole are recruiting for a Strategic Buyer to join the team in 2027.
Purpose of the Role:
- Focus on developing supplier relationships and partnerships with key suppliers
- Measure and endeavour to improve performance across all suppliers (with support from quality department)
- Agree long term solutions with suppliers such as contacts and LTAs (subject to Director approval) with view to control or reduce overall supplier spend and risks
- Providing long term forecast information to suppliers
- Support the technical buyer as required (including placing purchase orders to cover absence)
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Working with the managing director to establish and renew contract or LTA terms with identified key suppliers.
- To conduct supplier performance review meetings internally and at suppliers
- To annually risk analyse all key suppliers and drive any improvement actions.
- To update Bowmill's approved supplier list (ASL) as required
- Maintain NDAs with all suppliers
- Work with supply chain to measure and reduce carbon emissions in scope 3
- Contribute to Bowmill's own carbon reduction program
- Flow down of ethics and compliance to supply chain
- Raise POs / RFQs to cover Technical Buyer absence
Previous experience in similar role is essential. Experience within the Aerospace or Defence industry is preferred.
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