Job Description

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Senior Category Buyer Radar & Advance Targeting (L5) | Edinburgh

Travel: Moderate

Leonardo is a global leader in defence electronics and delivers mission critical systems for situational awareness, electronic warfare and surveillance across land, sea and air. Leonardo\xe2\x80\x99s Electronics Division is an international leader in the development of innovative sensor products deployed across a wide range of airborne platforms for our Aerospace and Defence customers.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Senior Category Buyer to join the Radar and Advance Targeting Procurement Category Team within the Procurement & Commercial Function of the Electronics Division. The successful candidate will report to the Radar and Advance Targeting Procurement Manager Category.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

• Be responsible for all aspects of the sourcing phase including vendor shortlisting, competitive tender management, price and contract negotiations
• Support your procurement category team across a number of projects to ensure that both production and new product development requirements are satisfied
• Establish contracts for requirements within your designated category with multiple vendors
• Manage relationships with suppliers including responsibility for supporting some regular business reviews
• Support the procurement manager category in evolving the relevant category strategy within a dynamic team
• Work with the procurement capability team to ensure that we have a supply base which can meet the evolving needs of the business
• Identify cost savings opportunities using various methods which you can confidently present to business leaders
• Conduct complex price analysis and benchmarking activities prior to leading negotiations
• Support customer bids by ensuring that vendor quotations are valid, managing new supplier sourcing and selection
• Ensure compliance with internal governance and customer flowdown requirements, supporting internal and external audits as required
• Ensure that SAP is aligned to reflect the agreements that you will implement

Job Knowledge / Education and Qualifications

• Extensive Procurement experience, preferably in a mechanical capacity, with working knowledge of machined, fabricated and cast components.
• Knowledge and understanding of Contract Terms & Conditions

• A relevant business/ engineering degree and/or working experience in a similar role
• Experience in managing complex tenders
• Experience working in a highly regulated business environment
• Proficient level of MS Office based IT skills
• CIPS qualification preferred
• SAP user experience

Primary Location: GB - Edinburgh

Contract Type:

Hybrid Working: Hybrid

Leonardo