Senior Buyer

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000

Job description

Senior Buyer (Indirect Sourcing Team) - Environmental Test, Seat Test, Inspection & Programmes portfolio

Location: Denham

Salary: Highly competitive salary and benefits package

Application Deadline: Monday, April 14, 2025

Job Summary

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 Senior 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 sourcing and purchasing indirect materials and services, supporting Environmental Test, Seat Test, Programmes and Inspection functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic sourcing and contract negotiation.
• Vendor management and internal stakeholder management.
• Ensuring compliance with budgetary guidelines.
• Collaborating with various internal departments to identify sourcing requirements and streamline processes.
• Managing supplier relationships including performance against KPI indicators.
• Proactively identifying and managing risks related to materials and parts.
• Identifying new suppliers via tendering and performing RFO exercises.
• Contract management including reviewing key contract clauses and working with the legal team to mitigate risks.
• Generating and maintaining supplier data to support finance and governance processes.
• Building 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. 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

• Proven experience of supplier negotiations within regulated manufacturing environments.
• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills with colleagues and suppliers.
• Knowledge of SAP or related MRP/ERP systems.
• Understanding of technical drawings and specifications.
• Practical problem-solving and project management skills.
• Share and demonstrate the Martin-Baker Values.

Where you’ll be based

• Denham, Middlesex.

Your benefits in detail

• An established accounting study package and recognised qualifications at a world-renowned British engineering company.
• 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.