At a Glance
- Tasks: Support Senior Buyers in sourcing goods and services to meet operational needs.
- Company: Join Unipart, a leader in supply chain performance improvement.
- Benefits: Inclusive workplace, opportunities for growth, and a focus on sustainability.
- Other info: Embrace continuous improvement and enjoy a supportive culture.
- Why this job: Make an impact in a dynamic environment while developing your negotiation skills.
- Qualifications: Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and good at building relationships.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Purpose
The Buyer is responsible for supporting Senior Buyers with the development and implementation of their commodity/supply chain strategy throughout UMG.
This role will aid with the complete range of strategic and new product introduction sourcing activities, including purchase goods, materials, and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, considering price, quality, and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.
About the role
- Purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specified cost, quality, and delivery targets.
- Support other relevant departments as required.
- Negotiate contracts, improve prices and terms of business with suppliers and investigate opportunities to make business savings utilising negotiation and purchasing best practice tools and methods.
- Facilitate between suppliers and other UPA departments on new projects and activities.
- Monitor and advise on any issues which present risk or opportunity to the organisation.
- Provide supplier spend analysis and costs for new and existing activities.
- Prepare reports and updates as required.
- Work closely with others in the purchasing function and review opportunities for continuous improvement and business improvements.
- Raise and manage business system data such as new supplier set up, contracts, purchase orders etc.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships in a professional and consistent manner.
- Compile departmental KPI data and supplier performance to enable evaluation.
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and support performance reviews.
- Fully embrace the tools and techniques utilised through the Unipart Way
Other reasonable requests that may made by the Company or your Line Manager.
About you
- Enthusiastic, conscientious, results orientated, self-motivated with a ‘can do’ attitude.
- Developing strong working relationships with the project team and customers
- Good communicator to all levels in and outside of the business
- Ability to work well under pressure in a demanding environment.
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Willingness to learn and apply the Unipart Way principles and tools, including OCCs
- About Unipart
We are a supply chain performance improvement partner.
We Design, Make, Move, and Improve components in our customers’ supply chains, keeping their operations and assets moving and working better, for longer.
Through our commitment to continuously driving operational efficiencies, we improve performance - saving time, cost, and carbon.
Our ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We believe that a great workplace is one where you can bring your whole self to work.
Our recruitment process is designed to be accessible, inclusive, and based entirely on merit.
We define merit through a combination of technical skills and the core behaviours that help our people thrive at Unipart.
We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of background or circumstances.
We are committed to a policy of equal opportunity that exceeds our statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010 and subsequent legislation.
Whether it’s your age, disability, neurodiversity, gender identity, family status, or any other characteristic that makes you ‘you’ - it is your talent and potential that we value most.
Adjustments for you
We want you to perform at your best.
If you require any reasonable adjustments or have specific accessibility needs at any stage of the application or interview process, please let us know.
We are here to support you.
Buyer in Coventry employer: Unipart
Unipart is an exceptional employer that prioritises employee wellbeing and professional growth, offering a competitive salary alongside 30 days of holiday, a robust pension scheme, and flexible benefits tailored to individual needs. Our inclusive work culture fosters collaboration and innovation, ensuring that every team member can thrive while contributing to our mission of enhancing supply chain performance in a dynamic Cowley environment. Join us to be part of a forward-thinking team dedicated to operational excellence and sustainability.
