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GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

THE VACANCY

We are looking for a Senior Buyer Indirect to strengthen the Procurement team of Fokker Landing Gear in Papendrecht by focusing on NPR spend and support our manufacturing operations.
As Senior Buyer you will be responsible for the local commercial management and you will be assigned to non-strategic sourcing. Your responsibilities will cover in-contract modifications, transfers or new products by ensuring that the sourced products are at competitive prices. You will negotiate & implement country specific corporate contracts for GKN Aeropsace and you will also implement commodity strategies, developed by Category Managers, with the goal to leverage indirect spend and deliver significant annual improvements in cost and service levels. In addition, you will coordinate implementation of contracts through the P2P function at sites and manage compliance and you will work with cross functional stakeholder teams to identify business needs and implement contracts which support.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Accountable for delivery of the targeted savings identified as part of annual planning reviews to improve bottom line profitability of GKN Aerospace.
• Negotiate contracts, not covered by Regional/global strategies, where leverage opportunities are identified within country/area of responsibility.
• Contribute to ongoing development of Aerospace Commodity strategy for areas of responsibility.
• Actively participate in stakeholder teams within country/area of responsibility to deliver improvements in contracts (cost, performance, quality) for GKN Aerostructures.
• Work with all layers of GKN Aerospace organisation to communicate and gain buy in/ support to commodity strategies.
• Provide analysis & information to senior management on plans and benefits of actions.
• Lead key negotiation activities with senior level representatives of suppliers to deliver benefits to business.
• Establish data/fact driven analysis of potential opportunities for procurement activities.
• Manage Requests for Proposal / Auction activities within commodities across country / area of responsibility.
• Work with sites to ensure compliance to corporate contracts.
• Contribute to the development of commodity budgets / forecasts & liaise with sites to embed locally.

Please refer the Job description for details