Buyer

REQ ID: 130180 JOB TITLE: Buyer LOCATION: Budapest

Reimagine the future of modern luxury at JLR Hungary. Here you'll find roles from technical to supply chain. You'll collaborate with global teams across multiple sites and work with cutting-edge innovations to deliver extraordinary experiences. Your work will directly shape the next generation of our iconic brands. Come, create an exceptional future.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Regional Procurement Manager this role will see you have responsibility for managing the external supply chain from Jaguar Land Rover suppliers.

Your main focus and priority will be ensuring supplier performance to meet JLR Quality, Cost, Delivery, Innovation and Sustainability (QCDIS) requirements.

Responsible for all post sourcing commercial contract and change management activities for designated commodities and suppliers.

This role is also pivotal for interface with other key functions within Jaguar Land Rover. Acting within a core team of Production Procurement, Product Engineering, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L), Cost Estimating and Manufacturing.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Cost Management:

• Ensuring effective cost management of particular commodities and suppliers, which will involve launching new products at their target cost as well as achieving year on year cost reduction on current spend to deliver against savings targets.

• Responsibility for resolution of in-contract commercial issues including invoices relating to price queries, annual cost reduction, tooling costs, design changes and all liability claims.

• Supporting negotiations with external suppliers for both current and future products.

Supplier Relationship Management:

• Participate in Supplier Business Reviews with your suppliers to develop supplier relationships and ensure performance.

• Support stakeholder engagement and internal relationship management, and act as the primary interface with Product Engineering for designated commodities/parts, to ensure cross-functional alignment on quality, cost, delivery, innovation and sustainability requirements.

• Support the Global Strategy Leader(s), to develop the supplier relationships globally for your designated commodities.

• You will be responsible to support commercial contract validation activities on behalf of Jaguar Land Rover which includes but is not limited to:

  • Validation activities of core commercial/contractual elements and costs for example
  • Labour (direct and indirect)/Manning (direct/indirect) and overall supplier programme resources
  • Process time for manufacturing process, key material flows and information flows
  • How parts are manufactured – bill of design and bill of process (method of manufacture/key materials/location(s) of manufacture/BOF content and understanding of key BOF cost elements and drivers)
  • Tooling and location of manufacture
  • OEE/Shift Patterns/JPH achievement and capacity flexibility, breakpoints and sensitivity analysis around volumes
  • Value Stream Maps – all key material and information flows mapped and understood at production system, supply chain, sub tier and sub tier supply chain variables
  • BOF Parts and Supply Chain maps
  • Tariffs duties and incentives around total value stream and any contingency and business continuity considerations which need to be incorporated into contractual or commercial framework moving forward

• Manage Supplier, and Supply Chain Risk, management for assigned commodities post SCPA, ensuring the supply chain operates in accordance with JLRQ (or equivalent), customer and governmental regulations.

• Ensure compliance to the JLR Way and KWS processes. Driving system compliance throughout the supply chain, by maintaining the purchasing systems to ensure data integrity and therefore system performance.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

Essential:

• Drivers license B category

• Degree qualified or equivalent experience

• 1-3 years experience in relevant roles and responsibilities

• Willingness to travel to abroad

• Delivering complex supply chain solutions in a fast paced, high pressured manufacturing environment

• Ability to work independently, results driven, demonstrating tenacity, drive and perseverance with the ability to deliver operational plans in a complex, highly demanding environment.

• Implementing purchasing strategies with the focus on total value chain delivery

• Identify opportunities for creating value in a commodity or commodities

• Maintaining compliance with standard policies and procedures

Desirable:

• An individual with a proven track record in delivering results in both favourable and unfavourable conditions

• The ability to challenge in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style

• Experience of working in a global, multi-cultural environment

THE BENEFITS

This role is rewarding in more ways than one. On top of our core offering, you’ll do extraordinary work with amazing people. In addition, you can expect the following benefits:

• Join us for the next level of your career and help develop solutions that shape the future of cars

• Be part of an international, inclusive**, and open-minded team** where you have actual influence on the processes

• See the product you’re working on come to life from testing all the way to production

• Work flexibly with high percentage of home office or from our award-winning office

• Competitive salary and performance related bonus scheme

• Health and life insurance and cafeteria package

• Various company programs such as charity events or our regular board game club

Creating Modern Luxury requires a modern approach to work. At JLR, hybrid working is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement providing employees more choice and flexibility around how, when and where they work. Some roles require more on-site work, but details of this can be discussed with the hiring manager during the interview stage.

We work hard to nurture a culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all. We understand candidates may require reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Please discuss these with your recruiter so we can accommodate your needs.

Applicants from all backgrounds are welcome. If you’re unsure that you meet the full criteria of a role– but you're interested in where it could take you – we still encourage you to apply. We believe in people’s ability to grow and develop within their role – it’s what makes living the exceptional with soul possible.

JLR is committed to equal opportunity for all.