Indirect Buyers

Indirect Buyer Location: Woking or Bicester

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Salary: £45,000 £49,000
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am 6pm
Working Pattern: Hybrid 3 days onsite, 3 days remote home working
The Role We are currently recruiting for an Indirect Buyer to own the end-to-end sourcing and commercial management of manufacturing CAPEX suppliers, including automation cells, tooling, machinery and test equipment.
Working across Procurement, Engineering, SQA/Quality and Manufacturing, you will translate manufacturing requirements into commercially sound, executable supplier solutions, while managing supplier relationships, performance and risk throughout the equipment lifecycle.
You will be supported by a Senior Category Lead for onboarding, mentoring and first-point escalation.
Key Responsibilities CAPEX Sourcing & Delivery Lead RFx activity for CAPEX, including specification alignment, bid packs, Q&A and clarifications.
Complete commercial and technical bid analysis and support supplier nomination.
Execute contracts and purchase orders, including milestone validation, change-order control, invoice approval and asset tagging.
Maintain close alignment with programme milestones and factory readiness.
Support ramp-up and SOP industrialisation activities with Manufacturing.
Supplier Relationship Management Act as the commercial owner for strategic line-builders and equipment suppliers.
Run structured performance reviews, scorecards and risk mapping.
Drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.
Build senior-level supplier relationships to secure technology access, capacity and competitive commercial positions.
Contracting & Commercial Governance Negotiate pricing, payment milestones/terms, warranty, service levels and liquidated damages where applicable.
Manage change orders throughout the project lifecycle.
Monitor supplier capacity reservations and price validity windows.
Escalate early where legal or commercial frameworks need adapting.
Support e-bidding and digital sourcing where appropriate.
Cross-Functional Collaboration Work across Procurement, Engineering, SQA and Manufacturing to establish robust technical scopes and quality plans.
Support APQP/PPAP where relevant to equipment sign-off.
Partner with Finance on CAPEX budgeting, NPV/TCO and cash-flow phasing.
Keep stakeholders informed through agreed RASIC/role boundaries.
What You'll Bring 4+ years' experience in automotive or complex manufacturing, with demonstrable CAPEX sourcing and contract execution across tooling, machinery, automation or test rigs.
Strong understanding of RFx processes, bid analysis and negotiation of high-value equipment contracts.
Experience covering pricing, milestones, warranty/after-sales and governance through to asset tagging and acceptance.
Understanding of manufacturing readiness, SOP ramp-up and APQP/PPAP/quality gates where applicable.
Experience managing supplier scorecards, risk mapping, recovery plans and continuous improvement. xwzovoh
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence at senior level and navigate complex programmes.
Benefits Structured career development framework
25 days' holiday, plus bank holidays, with annual buy & sell of up to five days
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 two years' service
Lifestyle benefits, including discounted shopping
Generous parental leave policies
Wellbeing initiatives, including employee assistance programme and free financial & mortgage advice