Production Buyer

About Brompton: Brompton is much more than a bicycle; it's a portal to urban freedom, a means to move around a city differently and to see it with fresh eyes. Over the past 50 years, we've become globally recognised as a British design icon, renowned for our craftsmanship, durability and sustainability. Small wheels with big ideals. Portable, foldable, unstoppable.

At the heart of our success are the ingenuity and resilience embodied by our founder. In 1975, against all the odds, Andrew Ritchie designed a folding bike like no other. After years of rejection and ridicule, his invention found its place in the fabric of urban society. 1.2 million bikes later, with a retail footprint covering nearly 50 markets and with thousands of fan communities dotted around the world, Brompton is no laughing matter.

These days, our commitment to creating world class products remains unwavering but it's accompanied by a broader aim of creating greener, safer, cycle‑friendly cities where people can feel more connected, more present, more alive.

If you're ready to unfold your imagination, expand your horizons and redraw your career map, read on to learn more about this unique opportunity!

We are looking for a Production Buyer to join Brompton in London. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to start on a career within Purchasing, or for someone who is already working within purchasing and looking for a new challenge.

Working within a team, you shall be responsible for placing Purchase Orders according to the Material requirements or Purchase Request on behalf of the commodity. You will be actively involved in the management of the material flows in order to ensure that outsourced and purchased products are delivered on time, quality and cost to satisfy customers and launch first level of corrective and preventive actions.

This is a perfect opportunity to work on a dynamic network between Brompton Bicycle Plant and the Procurement world.

You will drive supplier performance across the end‑to‑end supply chain in a fast‑moving, digital environment. In this role, you will manage a portfolio of suppliers in support of all Commercial Brompton Programmes. Brompton has a global supply chain.

• Supplier Portfolio Management
  • Daily management of global supplier and subcontractor portfolio using existing business tools and future digitalisation.
  • Proactively operate in a procurement community as partner to Planning, Logistics, Quality and NPI team.
  • Demand and forecast control, challenge internally MRP demand and unusual consumption.
  • Review weekly/monthly/quarterly delivery schedule and forecast with suppliers.
  • Monitor and manage delivery forecasts and ‘line of balance’ through regular interaction with suppliers.
  • Anticipation of operational risks and issues to drive proactive and mitigation action plans with supplier and transversal departments.
  • Analyse delays, prioritise urgencies, ensure clear and regular communication to all internal customers and that the escalation process is initiated in a timely manner where required to avoid impacts to build through late supply.
  • PO release planning throughout the year.
  • Requirement of potential supplier visit or anticipation of trade show.
• Logistics
  • Use of appropriate logistic and ordering solutions, arranging shipping with 3PL.
  • Driving the reverse logistics flows (quotes, return parts, followed removals).
  • Follow‑up and support troubleshooting for delivery issues, Goods receipt, Technical/Administrative quality notice and invoices.
  • Manage & optimise airfreight cost and oversee the airfreight approval process.
• Master Data & PDM Update
  • In line with influencing factors (Delivery performance, quality performance, demand fluctuation, Economic Order Quantity).
  • Maintain and optimise the ordering parameters (batch size, MOQ, Leadtime, Kanban, etc.) on both INFOR and PDM system.
  • Support optimisation of inventory parameters (Safety stock, reorder point) with Supply planner.
• Transactions accuracy
  • Raise, release, monitor and adjust Purchase orders within supplier leadtime and requirements.
  • Confirm and update Purchase order data (Promise date, Brompton arrival dates) in…