About the role
GKN Aerospace is ‘s werelds meest toonaangevende leverancier binnen de vliegtuigindustrie. Met 32 productielocaties in 12 landen bedienen we meer dan 90% van ‘s werelds vliegtuig- en motorfabrikanten en een omzet behaald van £3.6 miljard in 2025. Wij ontwerpen en produceren innovatieve slimme ruimtevaartsystemen en componenten. Elke keer dat je per vliegtuig reist, is het waarschijnlijk dat GKN je op weg helpt.
We zijn op zoek naar mensen die een verschil willen maken, getalenteerde medewerkers met de vaardigheden en passies om het beste te worden in wat ze doen.
Job Summary
As Global Commodity Senior Buyer, you will support the development and execution of global commodity strategies while driving supplier performance, cost competitiveness and risk reduction across your portfolio.
Your responsibilities will include:
• Supporting the commodity team in achieving or exceeding key objectives relating to cost, quality, working capital, supplier rationalisation and supply chain performance.
• Developing and executing sourcing strategies that support business growth and strengthen supply chain resilience.
• Leading sourcing activities, supplier selection processes and onboarding initiatives for assigned commodities.
• Taking ownership of supplier negotiations, contract discussions and commercial agreements.
• Partnering closely with Engineering and Costing teams to identify opportunities for value creation and competitive advantage.
• Acting as the commercial bridge between technical requirements and contractual obligations, ensuring supplier agreements accurately reflect engineering specifications, compliance requirements and programme commitments.
• Supporting Make-or-Buy decisions by preparing business cases, data analyses and commodity gate review materials.
• Building and managing RFI and RFP packages while collaborating with Cost Analysts and Manufacturing Engineering teams to ensure best value for money.
• Driving supplier development and supply base optimisation initiatives.
• Leveraging synergies and best practices across the global GKN Aerospace network.
• Monitoring supplier performance and proactively identifying risks, opportunities and improvement acti…
