Category Buyer / Senior Category Buyer (MC485)
The Original British Motorcycling Company.
At Triumph, we are driven to make the best motorcycles in the world. Building iconic motorcycles that celebrate our past whilst embracing the future - through bold design, original styling, purposeful engineering and a genuine passion for the ride.
The Category Buyer / Senior Category Buyer will manage a selection of suppliers in either the Powertrain or Chassis commodities in order to achieve best value for Triumph through the supply chain for direct components required for our motorcycles.
With the Procurement Category Manager, you will develop category strategies and sourcing initiatives with the aim of supporting the Company’s production volume growth, maintaining and building on the current high quality standards, reducing development lead-times, reducing BOM cost and bringing new market technologies expediently to the products.
As a Category Buyer, you will work with the wider product, design and QC functions and champion the development of the performance of the existing supply base. Where appropriate you will identify new sources, and rationalise Triumph’s current supply base. You will also be responsible for analysing trends in your categories and advising on the most suitable sources for upcoming motorcycle development programmes. At all times, you will ensure cross-functional collaboration with product, design and QC teams to arrive at balanced/considered outcomes.
You will be qualified in Maths and English GCSE grade C or above as a minimum, holding a degree in Business or Engineering related field, or in any fields with relevant purchasing experience as desirable. You must be proficient in Microsoft Packages including Excel, Word and Outlook and be able to demonstrate good commercial awareness and acumen.
You will possess the ability to multi-task and be flexible to address immediate priorities while managing deadlines with longer-term projects and strategic initiatives. You will also have good time management skills and be able to work under pressure. Excellent communication skills are essential, including clear and concise written and verbal skills and the ability to write coherent reports. You must also be able to make systematic and logical judgements.
At the Senior Level, a higher level of experience and knowledge is required in a similar role. The Senior role will incorporate more complex component categories as well as team mentoring. In times when the manager is absent due to business or personal leave, the role will step up in some cases to assist with team management.
A variety of competitive benefits, including an enhanced holiday scheme, employee benefits platform and a favourable life assurance scheme. Motorcycle, clothing and accessories are available to purchase at a heavily discounted rate. An iconic place to work; join us for the ride!
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