REQ ID: 126216
JOB TITLE: Senior Buyer - 2 years maternity cover
LOCATION: Budapest

We’re re-examining our vehicles and what a vehicle means in the emerging world of automation, connectedness, electrification and the shared economy. New ideas, new technology, and new approaches to mobility are our business. Join a team of next generation thinkers.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Reporting to the Regional Purchasing Manager this role will see you have responsibility for managing the external supply chain from Jaguar Land Rover suppliers.
Responsible for all post sourcing commercial contract and change management activities for designated commodities and suppliers.
Contribute where appropriate to process improvement and ensuring the adoption and sharing of best practice in Regional Purchasing Teams e.g. leading programmes of cost reduction
Manage Supplier, and Supply Chain Risk, management for assigned commodities post SCPA, ensuring the supply chain operates in accordance with JLRQ (or equivalent), customer and governmental regulations 
Ensure compliance to the JLR Way and KWS processes. Driving system compliance throughout the supply chain, by maintaining the purchasing systems to ensure data integrity and therefore system performance
This role is also pivotal for interface with other key functions within Jaguar Land Rover. Acting within a core team of Production Purchasing, Product Engineering, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L), Cost Estimating and Manufacturing.

Please note that this opportunity is a fixed term employment for a period of 2 years.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Cost Management:  

• Ensuring effective cost management of particular commodities and suppliers, which will involve launching new products at their target cost as well as achieving year on year cost reduction on current spend to deliver against savings targets. 
• Responsibility for resolution of in-contract commercial issues including invoices relating to price queries, annual cost reduction, tooling costs, design changes and all liability claims. 
• Lead negotiations with external suppliers for both current and future products.

Supplier Relationship Management:

• Participate in and lead Supplier Business Reviews with your suppliers to develop supplier relationships and ensure performance.
• Support stakeholder engagement and internal relationship management, and act as the primary interface with Product Engineering for designated commodities/parts, to ensure cross-functional alignment on quality, cost, delivery, innovation and sustainability requirements.
• Support the Global Strategy Leaders, to develop the supplier relationships globally for your designated commodities 
• You will be responsible for commercial contract validation activities on behalf of Jaguar Land Rover which includes but is not limited to: Validation activities of core commercial/contractual elements and costs for example:

-Labour (direct and indirect)/Manning (direct/indirect) and overall supplier programme resources 

-Process time for manufacturing process, key material flows and information flows 

-How parts are manufactured – bill of design and bill of process (method of manufacture/key materials/location(s) of manufacture/BOF content and understanding of key BOF cost elements and drivers) 

-Tooling and location of manufacture 

-OEE/Shift Patterns/JPH achievement and capacity flexibility, breakpoints and sensitivity analysis around volumes 

-Value Stream Maps – all key material and information flows mapped and understood at production system, supply chain, sub tier and sub tier supply chain variables 

-BOF Parts and Supply Chain maps 

-Tariffs duties and incentives around total value stream and any contingency and business continuity considerations which need to be incorporated into contractual or commercial framework moving forward

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Essential:

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years experience in relevant roles and responsibilities 
• Delivering complex supply chain solutions in a fast paced, high pressured manufacturing environment
• Ability to work independently, results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.
• Implementing and delivering purchasing strategies with the focus on total value chain delivery
• Identify opportunities for creating value in a commodity or commodities
• A resilient and enthusiastic individual who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs
• Maintaining compliance with standard policies and procedures

Desirable:

• An individual with a proven track record in delivering results in both favourable and unfavourable conditions
• Experience of working in a global, multi-cultural environment
   

SO WHY US?

• Join us for the next level of your career and help developing solutions that shape the future of cars
• Be part of an international, inclusive and open-minded team where you have actual influence on the processes
• See the product you’re working on come to life from testing all the way to production
• Work flexibly with high percentage of home office or from our award-winning office
• We honor your work with a competitive salary and performance related bonus scheme
• Benefit from our health and life insurance and cafeteria package
• Embrace our culture through various company programs such as charity events or our regular board game club

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.