Based at Hortonwood 30, Borgers Telford a Company of Autoneum produces acoustically efficient components for automotive car manufacturers currently supplying to Jaguar Landrover, BMW, Aston Martin and Rolls Royce. Autoneum is globally leading in acoustic and thermal management for vehicles. The Company develops and produces multifunctional, lightweight components and systems for interior floor and engine bay as well as the underbody. Customers include almost all automobile manufacturers in Europe, North & South America, Asia and Africa. Autoneum operates 67 production facilities and employs around 16100 people in 24 countries. The Company with its headquarters in Winterthur, Switzerland, is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol AUTN). The main purpose of this new role is to provide a professional purchasing service to the Plant. Duties & responsibilities: * Responsible for introducing and embedding central direct and indirect procurement processes and standards in the newly acquired Telford plant, ensuring alignment with overall company procurement strategies and compliance with group policies. * Participation in the continuous identification of cost-saving opportunities and potential improvements. * Implementation of measures in the local organisation for cost reduction and efficiency enhancement. * Implementation of purchasing strategies at the local level, in accordance with corporate objectives. * Management of master and transaction data of the purchasing system, such as material master data, prices, terms, durations, source lists, and quotas. * Ensuring timely and correct processing of all assigned administrative tasks (processing of purchase requisitions, review and approval of procurement requests, data maintenance). * Functioning as the primary contact for procurement-related matters at the site. * Support as the first escalation point for supplier issues in coordination with other teams. * Support in identifying and covering procurement needs. * Support in the transition from the project phase to series production with the project purchasing team and local interfaces. * Ensuring the consistency of report data in the GPRS (Global Purchasing Reporting System) by monitoring and identifying deviations. To be successful in the role you will be a team player who is supportive of others, professional and approachable with a willingness to be flexible and undertake duties as required. You will have: * Ideally at least 2 years of professional experience as a tactical/operational buyer in the automotive industry or a comparable sector or have purchasing administration experience with a desire to develop into a career in purchasing * Strong analytical skills and negotiation abilities. * Proactivity and perseverance in achieving purchasing objectives. * Excellent communication skills. * Familiarity with standard IT software, business systems, and purchasing applications. The duties and responsibilities listed in this advert represent the major responsibilities of the position. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, as required. No Agencies thank you