Buyer – Indirect Sourcing

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Buyer – Indirect Sourcing

Location: Denham

Salary: Highly competitive salary and benefits package

Application Deadline: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

What you’ll be doing

Martin-Baker is the world’s leading manufacturer of ejection seats, helping to protect aircrew in the world’s most advanced military aircraft. Our mission is simple - to save aircrew lives.

Join us on this mission as a Buyer within the Indirect Sourcing department, based in Denham. You’ll join a highly professional team which has built a strong reputation for building winning relationships with suppliers and stakeholders at Martin-Baker.

You’ll be responsible for purchasing indirect materials and services, supporting Manufacturing Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Use internal purchasing requisition system (SAP & Medius) to manage end to end purchasing activities including – (Part number management, PO management, Master data, Stock levels etc).
• Review with internal/external stakeholders stock levels to ensure stock levels are maintained to optimum level.
• Monitor Purchase order and support the finance team with ensuring the invoice queries are resolved in a timely manner.
• Expedite purchase orders with suppliers.
• Plan and book deliveries efficiently.
• Build operational relationships with suppliers identifying any future opportunities and potential risk.
• Support Departmental Account Managers with Sourcing Activities.

As a Buyer, you'll be the primary point of contact for suppliers, managing supplier relationships including performance against KPI indicators, proactively identifying and managing risks (of materials and parts); performing RFQ exercises.

Further aspects of the role include generating and maintaining supplier data using internal systems to support finance and governance processes and complying with sourcing policies. You’ll build winning relationships with suppliers to identify bottlenecks, problems and solutions.

The future of engineering and manufacturing is changing. To future-proof your career Martin-Baker will always keep investing in your development. That’s a long-term promise. Because we want to learn from you, so keeping your skills up to date is important to us, and important for our future. We’re after people who are curious and enjoy solving problems.

Characteristics & Skills

• Attention to detail. Able to plan, prioritise and lead own area of work to deliver specified and agreed outcomes.
• Recognises, identifies and defines problems, generates and evaluates alternatives, draws conclusions and analyses risk, within regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication, influencing and relationship building skills with colleagues and suppliers.
• Knowledge of SAP or related MRP/ERP systems.
• Establishes effective working relationships with other colleagues, builds and maintains a network of internal and external contacts.
• Practical problem-solving skills.
• Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker Values.

You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside experts who will help you to obtain a wide understanding of an engineering business within the Sourcing function, you’ll develop new skills and gain strong industry experience.

Where you’ll be based

• Denham, Middlesex.

Your benefits in detail

• Highly competitive 9% non-contributory pension scheme (18 +)
• 4x salary Life Assurance
• Lunchtime finish on Fridays
• Personalised training and development plan
• Healthcare Plan
• 25-days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Martin-Baker + (retail discounts platform)
• Occupational Health team
• Workplace Nursery Benefit scheme
• Cycle to work scheme

We believe in equal opportunity. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone is respected. We want you to be able to do your best work.

All candidates will be treated equally and fairly, regardless of their background, or any characteristic protected by law. Candidates will be selected entirely on their skills and competencies and in alignment with each role’s specifications and / or requirements. All published adverts will be aligned with the Company’s Diversity and Inclusion commitment.

For all successful candidates, Martin-Baker will undertake background security checks. As part of this, we will need to confirm your identity, employment history and address history to cover the past five years as well as your nationality, immigration status and criminal record.