Senior Buyer - Hydraulics

As a Senior Buyer for our materials procurement department, you’ll be part of a dynamic, forward‑thinking, strategically focused procurement team. You will manage a diverse supplier portfolio to maximise value creation for our stakeholders and customers, drive continuous improvement, commercial incentives, and process innovation, and support a world‑class team of procurement professionals. You’ll collaborate closely with cross‑functional teams across our diverse departments.

What does this role involve day to day? You’ll be at the forefront of your field, delivering measurable, tangible value as part of JCB. Lead global procurement strategies and category management of hydraulic components. Support a wide portfolio of stakeholders from engineering, operations, and finance. Drive value creation and optimisation across procurement, championing continuous improvement, process development, and acting as a cost‑conscious ambassador. Act as a global leader for your categories, interfacing between engineering, operations, and external supply partners.

This will be suited to you if… Experience working in a manufacturing environment, proven capability in cost control, negotiation, and stakeholder management. You thrive in a dynamic, global matrix organisation and are comfortable working at all levels within the business. You possess excellent communication skills and a proactive, customer‑focused mindset. You’re passionate about procurement, continuous improvement, innovation, and procurement processes. You enjoy dealing with an array of global suppliers and are adaptable to international business cultures.

What Impact will you have? You will be at the heart of hydraulic procurement, shaping and defining the future landscape for your categories within JCB. You’ll drive innovation to support our commercial and growth targets, alongside supporting our net‑zero ambitions while delivering world‑class products to our customers. You will create an arena of openness, honesty and integrity within our supply chain, right‑sizing it for tomorrow’s growth.

What’s in it for you? This is your chance to join a company that values expertise and cares for employees—beyond competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and company pension, you can use our onsite gym, in‑house doctor, dentist and visiting optician, ULEV car scheme, JCB Rewards Hub discounts, and a Cycle to Work Scheme. We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format.