At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a dynamic team ensuring timely materials for aircraft delivery and maintenance.
- Company: Marshall Group, a leader in aerospace with a focus on innovation and teamwork.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, 27 days holiday, matched pension contributions, and inclusive culture.
- Other info: Guaranteed interview for eligible candidates; we value diversity and inclusion.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in aerospace while developing your skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in aerospace or manufacturing, strong communication, and decision-making skills.
The predicted salary is between 45000 - 55000 £ per year.
Join a team at the heart of aircraft delivery, where your work has a direct impact on programme performance and customer satisfaction. As a Senior Buyer within our Integrated Project Team (IPT), you'll play a critical role in ensuring the right materials are available at the right time to support aircraft maintenance schedules and key delivery milestones. Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain, and customer representatives, you'll help resolve material challenges, maintain programme momentum, and support the successful delivery of aircraft to our customers. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your stakeholder management and supply chain expertise within a fast-paced aerospace environment where no two days are the same.
Your responsibilities in this role include:
- Analysis of purchasing data for advanced preparation of part/material requirements for future inputs.
- Use Microsoft applications to assist in data analysis, stock ordering and project purchasing.
- Managing suppliers to improve performance, pricing and lead times.
- Understand supplier's delivery chain and set delivery rules.
- Monitor their performance.
- Discuss areas of improvement as required.
- Ensure the on-time availability of material in line with the business requirements.
- Ensure an effective flow of materials both into the business and despatch to our external customers, including Goods Inwards Inspection, Product Test Schedule Activity and resolution of non-conforming products.
- Identify any materials risk and take appropriate mitigating action.
- Identify the most effective delivery methods of materials into the organisation.
- Coordinate the management of the legacy slow moving, redundant and obsolete stock.
Qualifications:
- Relevant experience in an Aerospace/engineering/manufacturing organisation.
- Experience with MRP/ERP systems and Excel.
- Proven material management experience.
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- Proven decision making experience.
- A proactive approach to work.
Are you eligible for a guaranteed interview? If you identify as disabled under the Disability Confident Scheme, a care leaver, have experience in care, or are a member/veteran of the armed forces, you may qualify.
Competitive salary and remuneration package including 27 days holiday, pension contributions matched up to 9%.
Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, colour, religion, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are striving to create an inclusive workplace culture built on trust, accountability, collaboration, and improvement - an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and able to thrive, free from bullying, harassment, and discrimination. Fostering a positive culture is key to our individual and shared success.
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