Senior Buyer

Motorsport-Total.com GmbH; Wantage; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motorsport team in the UK is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage supplier relationships and optimize procurement processes. The ideal candidate will have substantial experience in a fast-paced engineering environment, with excellent negotiation and communication skills. This role offers the opportunity to influence business value and support continuous improvement initiatives while adhering to high standards of conduct and safety.

Qualifications

• Proven procurement experience in a fast-changing engineering environment.
• Composite procurement experience in motorsport or automotive preferred.
• At least 5 years of procurement experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier portfolio for tactical and strategic development.
• Ensure timely reporting of delivery status to stakeholders.
• Negotiate contracts for best value to the business.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives in procurement.

Skills

Excellent communication

Negotiation skills

Ability to work on own initiative

Attention to detail

Relationship building

Adaptability

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

Role Purpose (Job Profile):

To provideexpertiseand leadership to the businessfacilitatingbest value procurement time,costand quality imperatives. Working as part of the Direct Procurement team, promote and implement high professional standardsand interacting with multiple stakeholders within the business.

Main Duties:

• Manage a portfolio of suppliers focusing on bothtactical and strategic development.
• Expedite and progress deliveries from suppliers andmaintaintimelyreporting of delivery status of parts outstanding, routinely feeding back status to internal stakeholders.
• Ensure that all aspects of transactional procurement of goods and services for category are achieved.
• Optimise total value being delivered to the race team on time and to the required quality standard.
• Support and motivate theDirect Procurement team to achieve department measures of performance.
• Support and develop continuous improvement initiatives within the team.
• Negotiate contracts with suppliers that provide best value to the business.
• Rationalise and developsupplier base to those that provide best value to the business.
• Provide procurement leadership to internal stakeholders, using experience and influencing skills where needed.
• Sell the value oftheProcurementfunction to the wider business to drive realisation of commercial opportunities via greater engagement.

Key Accountabilities:

Fulfil all organisational expectations, including but not limited to the following:

• Understand and work in line with Williams Values & Behaviours, encouraging others to do the same.
• Ensure understanding of and compliance with health and safety obligations.
• Maintain personalhigh standardsof behaviour and conduct, beinga positive ambassador for the department.
• Ensure you adhere to brand rules andmaintainhigh standardsof department presentation.
• Work to quality standards andidentifyand contribute waysto continuously improve department and personal performance.
• Ensure understanding of cost cap rules and requirements.

Core Competencies:

• Ability toestablishrelationships internally and externally at all levels.
• Ability to react quickly and prioritise immediate operational requirements.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills are essential.
• Ability to work using own initiative with high attention to detail.
• Flexible approach to working hours in line withfluctuating work requirements.
• Ability to read engineering drawings.
• Full UK driving licence.

Qualifications and Experience Level:

• Proven procurement experience working within afast-changingengineering environment.
• Composite procurement experience within a motorsport or automotive background(desirable but not essential).
• At least 5 years procurement experience supported by CIPS qualification (desirable but not essential).

Company Description

For almost 50 years, Williams Racing has been at the forefront of one of the fastest sports on the planet, being one of the top three most successful teams in history competing in the FIA Formula 1 World Championship. With an almost unrivalled heritage of engineering and racing F1 cars and unforgettable eras that demonstrate it is a force to be reckoned with, the British squad boasts 16 F1 World Championship titles to its name.

Since its foundation in 1977 by the eminent, late Sir Frank Williams and engineering pioneer Sir Patrick Head, the team has won nine Constructors’ Championships, in association with Cosworth, Honda and Renault. Its roll call of drivers is legendary, with its seven Drivers’ Championship trophies being lifted by true icons of the sport: Alan Jones, Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, Nigel Mansell, Alain Prost, Damon Hill and Jacques Villeneuve. The team has made history before and is out to make it again with a long‑term mission to evolve and return to the front of the grid.

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Atlassian Williams Racing is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion. We are happy to discuss reasonable job adjustments.