Description
At TEKEVER, we lead innovation in Europe as the European leader in unmanned technology. We operate across four strategic areas, combining artificial intelligence, systems engineering, data science, and aerospace technology to tackle global challenges.
The Role:
As a Senior Buyer, you will lead source-to-contract activity for direct spend. This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of an important area of spend, shape commercially intelligent strategies, and build supplier partnerships that make a meaningful contribution.
Responsibilities:
- Challenge, clarify, and help improve internal specifications and requirements to enable efficient sourcing.
- Lead on commercial negotiations with existing and prospective suppliers, securing outcomes that balance commercial value with quality service or long-term strategic benefit.
- Draft, negotiate, and finalize supplier contracts, framework agreements, and SLAs, ensuring terms protect commercial value and mitigate risk.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for direct spend categories to ensure the most efficient procurement of goods and services at the best total cost of ownership.
- Manage and develop procurement team members, providing coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
- Own supplier relationships, monitor performance, and resolve supply or delivery issues.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders across engineering, operations, manufacturing, planning, quality, and finance to align sourcing activity with business needs.
Profile and Requirements:
- Experience of direct procurement categories such as raw materials, components, engineered parts, capital equipment, or subcontract services.
- Experience developing and executing category or sourcing strategies and running competitive tender processes.
- Experience leading commercial negotiations and agreeing contracts for complex or high-value projects.
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the confidence to constructively challenge requirements.
- Experience of using ERP/MRP systems.
- An understanding of supplier and supply chain risk, including continuity of supply, financial stability, quality, and contractual considerations.
What We Offer:
At TEKEVER, we offer a comprehensive package designed to reward, support, and develop our people. This includes a highly competitive salary with a discretionary annual bonus and a company pension contribution match of up to 10%. To support your wellbeing, we provide 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, Private Medical Insurance, Private Dental care, and an Employee Assistance Programme. We also offer a flexible hybrid working model, typically three days a week at our core UK sites, and access to a bespoke rewards platform featuring a variety of high street discounts and salary sacrifice schemes.