Title:  Senior Buyer

Job Title – Senior Buyer

Job Location – Tewkesbury

Job ID – 34247

About this opportunity and L3Harris UK

Operating at 11 sites in the United Kingdom, L3Harris supports Britain's mission to secure and strengthen the country by delivering sovereign innovation across the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains.

L3Harris in Tewkesbury is our HQ for our Intelligence & Cyber International division. In the land domain, our T7 and T4 multi-mission robots deliver next-generation remote capabilities and uncompromised performance. We design and manufacture world-leading land force protection systems, cyber and electromagnetic activities (CEMA), electronic warfare (EW) and encryption capabilities. Our cyber capabilities provide an information advantage in the fields of kinetic conflict, cyber warfare, force protection and counterterrorism.

Job Description:  

We are looking for a Senior Supply Chain Professional with experience in managing day to day supply chain elements across multiple requirements and projects. 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; this person would need to be highly flexible and organised, handling multiple requirements in a short space of time.  

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager, your primary role is to successfully execute on-time, on-cost & on-quality delivery of all required procurement activities that support our product portfolio offerings. The successful candidate will be proficient in providing key Supply Chain data and deliverables, using best practice in a complex environment, remaining outcome and customer focussed. 

A few of our employee benefits are:

• Half day finish on a 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 8% 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, cycle to work scheme, travel insurance and electric car scheme
• Employee Family Assistance Program providing mental health and wellbeing support
• Professional membership reimbursement (discretionary)

What the role will involve

The responsibilities of your role will include the following:

• Day-to-day management of MRP driven demand with all related actions executed in a timely and professional manner – materials procured, delivered on-time, in full, on cost and on quality, at all times.
• Maintenance of strategic pricing models and leveraging supplier agreements to deliver favourable PPV through structured cost reduction initiatives.
• Support the preparation of quotations/tenders, analysis of supplier bids, contract negotiations, the award of contracts and Make / Buy decisions as required.
• Act as the initial point of contact for supplier issue resolution. Identify problems and initiate the corrective action required to eliminate programme and commercial risks.
• Support and execute PLM processes to manage change and minimise the risk and related cost of obsolescence.
• Measure and manage supply chain performance through use of effective KPI’s and associated procurement tools.
• Conduct NPI BoM analysis for lead-time and supply risks. Work with the  team to mitigate the impact of long lead items and obsolescence at the design stage of product development.
• Work with the Continuous Improvement Team to help facilitate the application and sustainment of our Design for Supply Chain and Design for Manufacture requirements.
• Support the development and deployment of Procurement policies and processes, and ensure they are followed, with particular reference to ethical standards.
• Engage in supplier research, audits and supplier selection in close liaison with the Design Team and SQA Department
• Support and mentor more junior members of the team to maintain and build flexibility, versatility and resilience within the function longer term.

What you’ll bring

The role requires the following experience and skills:

• 5 years plus in a similar role
• Professional qualification in Supply Chain Management, through CIPS or similar.
• Technical knowledge and aptitude in electronic/electro-mechanical commodity procurement techniques, including volume discounting and annual pricing agreements.
• Good with analytics. Proficient working knowledge of Excel is essential 
• Experience and knowledge of Total Works Cost Pricing  
• Solid, general understanding of engineering standards and technical requirements in support of supplier engagement and make / buy decision making.
• Good knowledge of ERP systems with a proven ability to handle high volume MRP activity
• Contract negotiation

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.