Senior Buyer

Job Title - Senior Buyer

Job Location - Tewkesbury, UK

Job ID - 9286

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

From 12 UK sites, our team of over 1,400 people deliver unique capabilities across air, land, sea, space and cyber for military, security and commercial customers, worldwide. L3Harris in Tewkesbury is part of our ICI division, we work closely with UK Government and Security Agencies primarily in the areas of crypto/cyber security, electronic warfare, counter drone capabilities and situation awareness projects.

A few of our employee benefits

• Hybrid working available where possible
• 12pm finish every Friday
• 25 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays), increasing with long service and with the opportunity to buy/sell up to 5 days
• Private medical insurance with optional family cover
• Pension scheme of up to 7% employer contribution
• Life Assurance 4x salary (flexible up to 10x)
• Group income protection
• Flexible opt-in extras such as a health care cash plan, dental insurance, gym membership, critical illness cover and cycle to work scheme
• Employee assistance program providing mental health and wellbeing support

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Responsible for the cost and on time delivery of materials, supplier management, sourcing of new suppliers, supply chain risk reduction and maintenance of strategic pricing models
• Successfully execute on-time, on-cost & on-quality delivery of all required procurement activities that support our product portfolio offerings.
• Maintenance of strategic pricing models
• Support the preparation of quotations/tenders, analysis of supplier bids, contract negotiations, the award of contracts and Make/Buy decisions as required
• Support and execute PLM processes to manage change and minimise the risk and related cost of obsolescence
• Work with the Continuous Improvement Team to help facilitate the application and sustainment of our Design for Supply Chain and Design for Manufacture requirements

What you’ll bring

The role of Senior Buyer requires the following experience and skills:

• Professional qualification in Supply Chain Management, through CIPS or similar
• Ability to handle multiple projects, high volume activity and establish priorities in a dynamic business environment
• Good with analytics - proficient working knowledge of Excel is essential
• Experienced in risk identification, management, monitoring, and mitigation techniques
• Proficient in providing key Supply Chain data and deliverables, using best practice in a complex environment, remaining outcome and customer focused

Important to know

Due to the nature of our work many our roles require a UK nationality and the ability to obtain a security clearance. Applicants who accept a conditional offer of employment must meet the requirement of right to work in the UK and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information and will be subject to government security checks.

As an equal opportunities’ employer, L3Harris is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join L3Harris.