Senior Buyer - Software & Customer Experience

The best software technology solutions in the best cars. Reporting to the Procurement Manager - Software & Customer Experience, you will be responsible for delivering the strategic direction and the commercial management of software, vehicle connectivity and associated service solutions within the team.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for end-to-end commodity management, from concept, development & sourcing, through to operational supply performance management, industry benchmarking and run-out/exit strategies
• Developing & executing global procurement strategies on complex requirements against business objectives and global growth plans
• Delivering and leading contract management via effective negotiation and actively undertaking supplier performance management
• Be responsible for commodity level total lifecycle cost ownership, risk management, developing cost and potential revenue opportunities and reporting new risks while creating mitigation ideas
• Maintaining & Improving supplier relationships with preferred suppliers while developing new relationships with suppliers that offer innovative solutions and advantageous commercial terms
• Supporting the Strategic Sourcing Manager in developing other team members and in developing the Operating Model
• Contribute to the development of the software procurement processes and implement the target operating model in alignment with other functions to achieve a dynamic & best-in-class function
• Delivering high-level presentations / business cases to the senior leadership team for critical decisions making

Requirements:

• Significant procurement experience preferably direct in a product development environment, ideally within automotive, aerospace or consumer electronics, or solid experience within an indirect IT procurement role
• Skilled in contract drafting and negotiation across different types of software supply agreements
• Experienced negotiator with a proven track record of end-to-end supply base management
• Confident and experienced in managing large software enterprises
• Solid knowledge of software technologies and supply base with a deep industry network
• Truly collaborative with strong influencing skills and experience of creating and maintaining networks across all levels of the business
• Understand and analyse key cost drivers in software development, licensing and maintenance and support with a proven record of optimising costs which deliver value to the business
• Has an ability to analyse business requirements and propose different commercial models that may provide revenue to the business
• Knowledge of risks and associated mitigations with software
• Has an innovative and curious mindset and is eager to understand different solutions and future trends
• Is unafraid to challenge the status quo and able to identify inefficiencies in processes and ways of working

Benefits:

• Structured career development framework
• 25 days’ holiday, plus bank holiday
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• Discretionary annual bonus award
• Private medical insurance and health cash plan
• Life assurance benefit
• Ability to apply for a sabbatical of up to one year after only two years’ service
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• Generous parental leave policies
• A range of wellbeing initiatives, such as employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice