Engineering Buyer
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Position Overview & Specifications
As part of the development of the company procurement strategy, the Buyer will work closely with internal departments and external suppliers, ensuring they are maximising cost saving opportunities.
Key Duties will include:
- Analysing volume of spend, procurement processes and supplier portfolio.
- Rationalising the suppliers, consolidating spend and introducing robust processes to ensure they are maximising cost saving opportunities.
- Build collaborative supplier relationships, ensuring quality, cost and lead times are in line with business objectives.
- Sourcing globally, ensuring best market value.
- Rationalise suppliers, building a manageable vendor portfolio.
- Working closely with engineering and production to ensure materials and parts are correctly sourced in line with technical specifications.
- Ensuring stock availability whilst maintaining safety stock levels in line with order book
- Negotiating costs and SLA’s in line with business requirements
- Supervising 3 direct reports
- You will be confident in communicating at all levels and willing to deal with end-to-end purchasing including administrative tasks.
- You will be able to demonstrate excellent attention to detail, strong negotiation skills and ability to influence and drive best practice.
- Procurement experience, within a technical manufacturing or engineering environment
- Ability to negotiate and agree contractual terms
- Excellent supplier management skills
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Engineering Buyer roles across Kirkland Associates Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £40,000 - £40,000 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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