Are you an experienced Senior Buyer who enjoys leading teams, building strong supplier relationships, and driving improvements in cost, quality, and delivery? If you thrive in a regulated manufacturing environment and want real ownership of procurement strategy and performance, this could be an excellent next step.

We’re supporting a well-established manufacturing organisation based in Segensworth, operating in a high-performance, regulated environment. This is a key leadership role within the production and supply chain function, with responsibility for people, suppliers, and continuous improvement across site purchasing activities.

What’s the role all about?

As the Senior Buyer, you’ll lead and manage the site procurement team, ensuring purchasing activities support operational performance, cost control, and business growth. You’ll balance strategic supplier management with hands-on operational oversight, while promoting a strong continuous improvement culture.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Leading, developing, and performance-managing the procurement team
• Owning all site purchasing activity across production and projects
• Managing suppliers, risk, and technical purchasing in line with business strategy
• Ensuring demand, inventory, and open orders are effectively controlled
• Supporting new product introduction through proactive project purchasing
• Driving cost reduction, lead-time improvement, and savings initiatives
• Negotiating contracts, long-term agreements, and improved commercial terms
• Promoting Supplier Relationship Management and mitigating supply chain risk
• Supporting SIOP, MRP adherence, and on-time delivery performance
• Preparing and presenting procurement data, KPIs, and improvement plans
• Driving lean, continuous improvement, and accountability across the team

This is a visible and influential role where your decisions directly impact Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and People.

What you’ll need

To succeed as a Senior Buyer, you’ll bring:

• Experience leading a procurement or buying team within a regulated manufacturing environment
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills
• Background in manufacturing procurement (aerospace or high-mix, low-volume ideal)
• Experience with ERP/MRP systems and technical data
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
• Strong leadership, coaching, and change management skills
• Confidence influencing stakeholders at all levels
• Lean / continuous improvement experience

Essential qualifications:

• CIPS Level 4 (or equivalent experience)
• Degree or equivalent in Engineering, Business, or a related discipline
• Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Desirable:

• CIPS Level 5
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or higher

Ready to take the next step?

If you’re an experienced Senior Buyer looking for a leadership role with real influence and progression, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today — or contact me for a confidential discussion.

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