Senior Buyer

Are you an experienced Senior Buyer who enjoys leading teams, building strong supplier relationships and driving cost, quality and delivery improvements? If you thrive in a regulated manufacturing environment and like having real ownership of procurement strategy and performance, this could be an excellent next step.

We’re supporting a well‑established manufacturing organisation based in Segensworth
, operating in a high‑performance, regulated environment. This is a key leadership role within the production and supply chain function, with responsibility for people, suppliers and continuous improvement across site purchasing activities.

As the Senior Buyer
, you’ll lead and manage the site procurement team, ensuring purchasing activities support operational performance, cost control and business growth. You’ll balance strategic supplier management with hands‑on operational control, while promoting a strong continuous improvement culture.

• Leading, developing and performance‑managing the procurement team
• Owning all site purchasing activity across production and projects
• Managing suppliers, risk and technical purchasing in line with business strategy
• Ensuring demand, inventory and open orders are controlled effectively
• Supporting new product introduction through proactive project purchasing
• Driving cost reduction, lead‑time improvement and savings initiatives
• Negotiating contracts, LTAs and improved commercial terms
• Promoting Supplier Relationship Management and mitigating supply chain risk
• Supporting SIOP, MRP adherence and on‑time delivery performance
• Preparing and presenting procurement data, KPIs and improvement plans
• Driving lean, continuous improvement and tiered accountability

This is a visible, influential role where your decisions directly impact Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People.

To succeed as a Senior Buyer
, you’ll bring:

• Experience leading a buying or procurement team in a regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation capability
• Background in manufacturing procurement (aerospace or high‑mix, low‑volume ideal)
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and technical data
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Strong leadership, coaching and change‑management skills
• Confidence influencing stakeholders at all levels
• Lean / continuous improvement experience

• CIPS Level 4 (or equivalent experience)
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business or related discipline
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• CIPS Level 5
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher.

If you’re an experienced Senior Buyer looking for a leadership role with influence and progression, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today — or contact me for a confidential discussion.

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