REQ ID: 127284
JOB TITLE: Buyer
LOCATION: Budapest

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

Your main focus and priority will be ensuring JLR sourcing is completed in line with commodity strategy, 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 Purchasing, Product Engineering, Supplier Technical Assistance (STA), Material Planning and Logistics (MP&L), Cost Estimating and Manufacturing. Reporting to the Braking Systems Procurement Managers, this role will see you have responsibility for managing the external supply chain from Jaguar Land Rover suppliers.

WHAT TO EXPECT

In this role, no two tasks are the same. With lots of projects and relationships to build with people across the business and beyond, it’s a challenge that will help your career grow within an iconic organisation. Here’s 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. 
• Lead negotiations with external suppliers for both current and future products.

Supplier Relationship Management:

• Participate in and lead 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 Leaders, to develop the supplier relationships globally for your designated commodities 
• You will be responsible for commercial contract validation activities on behalf of Jaguar Land Rover

Other:

• Contribute where appropriate to process improvement and ensuring the adoption and sharing of best practice in Regional Purchasing Teams e.g. leading programmes of cost reduction
• 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

Along with your ambition to achieve the exceptional, there are several skills that you’ll need to have to help you succeed here, including:

• Relevant degree or equivalent experience preferred
• Driving license 
• 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.
• Identify opportunities for creating value in a commodity or commodities
• A resilient and enthusiastic individual who responds constructively to new ideas and inputs
• A strong communicator with the ability to communicate effectively with key stakeholders to influence cross-functional engagement
• A effective team player, actively develops and supports team members
• Maintaining compliance with standard policies and procedures
   

Desirable:

• Experience in the automotive industry
• 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 developing 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
• We honor your work with a competitive salary and performance related bonus scheme
• Benefit from our health and life insurance and cafeteria package
• Embrace our culture through 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.