Unlock Your Potential as a Senior Buyer in the Automotive Industry** Are you ready to drive your career forward with a role that offers not just a job, but a journey? A unique opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced **Senior Buyer** to join a leading global automotive supplier's team in Telford. This role is your chance to be part of a pioneering company that thrives on innovation and creativity, enabling solutions that transcend traditional boundaries. Enjoy the benefits of working in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, specialising in high-pressure die-casting of medium to large aluminium die-cast automotive components, where career development opportunities, innovative projects, and an inspiring work environment are just the beginning. **What You Will Do:** - Lead cost reduction activities and tender events, ensuring initiatives from inception to completion align with global and regional material cost reduction targets. - Develop and execute commodity strategies for nominated products and services, identifying opportunities for global synergy and purchasing power. - Achieve annual cost reductions and continuous supplier performance improvements across price, delivery/service, and cycle performance metrics. - Manage supplier relationships, conducting performance reviews, risk assessments, and elevating issues for resolution. - Negotiate and manage supply agreements to improve suppliers' cost, delivery, quality, order lead time, payment cycles, technology, and risk mitigation. - Support new programs as part of a cross-functional team, ensuring alignment with budget and cost objectives. **What You Will Bring:** - Proven experience in a similar role within the automotive or manufacturing industry. - Experience of Capital Purchasing - Strong negotiation and supplier management skills, with a track record of achieving cost savings and improving supplier performance. - Excellent project management capabilities, able to lead tender events and cost reduction activities effectively. - Ability to work collaboratively across functions, demonstrating excellent stakeholder management. - A proactive approach to challenging the status quo and driving process improvements. **Company Contribution & Industry Information:** This role is pivotal in maintaining the company's reputation as a premier global automotive supplier. By ensuring the efficient and cost-effective sourcing of high-quality materials and services, the **Senior Buyer** contributes significantly to the company's pioneering technology and creative solutions, ultimately enabling the production of cutting-edge automotive components. **Take the Next Step in Your Career** If you are passionate about making a tangible impact in a leading automotive company and possess the drive and skills required for this **Senior Buyer** role, we want to hear from you. This is more than a job; it's a career path filled with development opportunities in an innovative and inspiring environment. Apply now to embark on a fulfilling journey where your contributions will shape the future of automotive manufacturing. **Apply Today to Shape Tomorrow.** Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency. In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included