Senior Production Buyer

3 weeks ago

Reading, United States Volta Trucks Full time

**Senior Production Buyer (Direct)**

* Reading, GB

* Full-Time

* Purchasing

* Senior Production Buyer (Direct)

We are looking for **Senior Buyers** to join our production (Direct) purchasing department. There are openings across all areas including Electrical, Body, Chassis and Powertrain. The roles will be split between our new offices in Reading (2-3 days per week) and remote working.

We're working to solve some of the most challenging environmental problems in city centre, last-mile logistics, which means an opportunity to have a significant impact on the world around us, and what it will look like in the future, from your very first day.

We want to revolutionise city centre logistics in order to make urban environments better places to live and work. Were creating the world's safest commercial vehicles by reimagining conventional truck design principles, thanks to our full-electric drivetrain, and thus protecting vulnerable road users. Our electric powertrain also eliminates harmful tailpipe emissions, removing harmful pollutants that contribute to climate change. A crucial part of our journey is building a team of outstanding employees who share our vision for the future and our values of safety and sustainability.

Youll be joining a world class team, backed by top investors that all believe in the future we are creating. We have ambitious growth plans for 2021 and beyond, scaling our team and activity at an exciting pace. We are a people-led company focused around creating an exceptional business, and all employees have a high level of autonomy and a platform to make a real impact.

**What you will do:**

Reporting into the Principal Buyer you will be responsible for developing, sourcing and managing the supply base within a specified commodity group for Volta Trucks. These areas are split between Body, Chassis, Electrical and Powertrain but you may also be required to assist and be involved in other areas. As Senior Buyer you will play a key role in negotiating terms and strong service agreements whilst building sustainable and robust long term supplier relationships.

* Manage multiple sourcing projects, during the sourcing and delivery phase, to meet programme requirements

* Support, coach and mentor junior colleagues across the department and enable development and growth

* Support the development and execution of purchasing strategies

* Lead supplier engagement, sourcing and contract management (for prototype and production supply base)

* Manage supplier performance and support the quality department with supplier approvals and identify potential risks

* Work closely with key cross functional teams to ensure transparency, be responsible and accountable to make and influence key decisions in the best interest of the business

* Develop supplier relationships to deliver mutual benefits

**We would like you to have:**

* Significant procurement experience within manufacturing preferably automotive

* A proven track record of end to end supply base management - strategy, sourcing, delivery and ongoing management.

* Category management experience, strong analytical skills and the ability to simplify complex data

* Experience of financial and quality supplier qualification processes

* Understanding of key cost drivers in manufacturing processes

**A typical Volta Trucks person:**

* Thinks and acts in a non traditional way.

* Closely shares our values of safety, sustainability and electrification.

* Is action-orientated, proactive and works at pace.

* Is transparent, progressive & entrepreneurial.

* Is adaptable, resilient and open to change.

**What working here will be like:**

* We are a small, fast-growing team so you will have a high degree of ownership and accountability, and you will be directly exposed to all areas of the business.

* We are a start-up, so don't have a lot of structures and processes. Things change quickly and we acknowledge when we get things wrong and change direction.

* We are a diverse business, from many nationalities and backgrounds.

* We really value our people. We have a flexible & remote work environment and a great benefits package & pension scheme

* We are committed to creating a first-class work environment. Every employee has a voice and we encourage open communication.

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