Buyer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Grove, Wantage
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Operations
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SKILLS

Procurement Purchase Orders Supplier Management Negotiation Contract Negotiation Engineering Specifications Supply Chain Commercial Checks

FULL DESCRIPTION

Buyer

Ref: R14103

Role Purpose (Job Profile): The Buyer is responsible for raising and managing purchase orders for goods and services, ensuring engineering specifications are correctly communicated and that the purchase requirement is properly authorised.

Main Duties:

  • Generate Purchase Orders for the supply of goods and services ensuring any engineering specifications, processes or engineering up issues are fully communicated, and that the purchase requirement is appropriately authorised.
  • Expedite and progress deliveries from Suppliers & maintain timely reporting of delivery status of parts outstanding, routinely feeding back status into internal stakeholders.
  • Deal with any non-conformances quickly and efficiently to minimise delays.
  • Complete commercial checks of supplier payment terms, delivery terms and general Terms & Conditions to ensure that these are aligned with Williams’ requirements.
  • Take the lead on tender processes, creating new contracts, inclusive of clear deliverables and terms and conditions.
  • Development of a strategic supply base.
  • Carrying out supplier audits.
  • Ensure that all aspects of transactional procurement of goods and services for category are achieved.
  • Check Supplier Acknowledgements and challenge when required.
  • Optimise total value being delivered to the race team- on time and to the required quality standard.
  • Negotiate contracts with suppliers that provide best value to the business.
  • Rationalise and develop supplier base to those that provide best value to the business.
  • Support the Procurement team to achieve departmental measures of performance.
  • Support & develop continuous improvement initiatives within the team.
  • Sell the value of the Procurement function to the wider business to drive realisation of commercial opportunities via greater engagement.
  • Ensure that the company's Health & Safety policy is observed.
  • Any other tasks and responsibilities required by the company that are reasonably within the role holders' capabilities and skill set.

Capabilities:

  • Previous procurement experience working within a fast-changing engineering or manufacturing environment.
  • F1, Automotive, Motorsports procurement experience is desirable, but not essential.
  • Understanding of technical drawings and procurement experience of Mechanical or Composite Part manufacture is desirable
  • Good problem solving and team working skills with ability to work under own initiative.
  • Willing to help throughout the department and have a positive attitude.
  • Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills are essential.

This job description is not exhaustive, and the job holder will be required to carry out from time-to-time tasks in addition to the above that will be both reasonable and within their capabilities.

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