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Senior Buyer
Job Posted: 16 hours ago
Salary: £ 50,000 - 55,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Bedfordshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Senior Buyer
Up to £55,000 salary with hybrid working
4-day working week (Monday to Thursday)
SC clearance required - work on high-impact national programmes
Based near Bedford with excellent career growth and varietyABOUT THE CLIENT:
Our client is a key player in the defence and national security sector, delivering complex engineering and manufacturing solutions to high-profile UK and international programmes. With a reputation for technical excellence and a people-first culture, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation offering genuine work-life balance. Due to continued expansion across multiple projects, we are looking for a Senior Buyer to support activity across all stages of the product lifecycle.
THE BENEFITS:
Up to £55,000 salary
Hybrid working on-site near Bedford; 50/50 split
SC clearance sponsorship available
Excellent progression and career developmentTHE SENIOR BUYER ROLE:
You'll support strategic procurement activities across a broad range of engineering and operational categories. This will include managing supplier delivery for critical defence programmes and ensuring procurement is efficient, compliant and cost-effective. Working across both Direct (e.g. PCB, cables, components) and Indirect (e.g. CAPEX, services, facilities) procurement, you'll handle everything from RFQs and tenders to contract negotiation and supplier performance management.
SENIOR BUYER ESSENTIAL SKILLS:
Strong procurement experience within a similar Buyer / Senior Buyer / Procurement Officer role
A blend of Indirect and Direct procurement experience
Understanding of build-to-print, COTS and MOTs procurement
Strong commercial and negotiation skills
Able to manage supplier delivery against technical, cost and schedule targets
Confident working cross-functionally with engineering, quality and operations teams
Understanding of contract management, risk, and compliance
Proficiency in MS Office - SAP experience is a bonus
Must be eligible for SC clearanceTO BE CONSIDERED:
Please either apply through this advert or email me directly via (url removed). For further information please call me: (phone number removed) / (phone number removed). By applying for this role, you give express consent for us to process and submit (subject to required skills) your application to our client in conjunction with this vacancy only.
KEY SKILLS:
Senior Buyer, Procurement, Supply Chain, Indirect Buying, Direct Procurement, Defence, COTS, MOTs, Build to Print, Contract Management, SAP, SC Clearance, NSDBefore You Apply
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