Be our new Operational Buyer

Be our new Operational Buyer

The role of an Operational Buyer focuses on ensuring the company’s operational needs are met by purchasing goods, materials, and services with consideration for cost, quality, and delivery. 

In addition, this role is responsible for managing inventory levels, driving cost reduction opportunities, and improving supplier performance. The buyer serves as a point of contact for internal stakeholders, ensuring procurement processes are followed while facilitating strong supplier relationships and risk assessments.

Role purpose:

• Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply
• Responsible for order processing of in-contract scheduling and management of supplier delivery performance in line with business requirements
• Deliver against supplier and business performance objectives
• Accountable for local commercial management and assigned non-strategic sourcing for selected areas under his / her responsibility
• Responsible for in-contract modifications towards suppliers, minor transfers or new products; ensuring that products are sourced at competitive prices in line with aerospace commodity strategy

Key accountabilities:

• Responsible for all PO demands placed upon suppliers to ensure that key objectives of cost, quality and delivery are secured
• Responsible for developing and supporting site cost reduction opportunities and supplier development plans in-line with business requirements.
• Responsible for managing inventory levels for purchased parts in line with site/program targets
• Be a point of contact for any cost / contractual issues with suppliers working with procurement management (site) and commodity management
• Responsible for supplier risk assessments 
• Maintain external capacity reviews
• Responsible for on-going supplier performance improvement
• Responsible for the supplier relationship and daily interface
• Daily communication with internal stakeholders
• Responsible for following the standard procurement processes
• Support sourcing processes in cooperation with commodity managers and other stakeholders
• Drive implementation of global / regional / local agreements where applicable

Person specification:

• BSc degree, or equivalent in a Business, Engineering, or Science discipline.
• Preferably minimum 1-year relevant business experience in Procurement / Commercial or Supply Chain Management roles
• Experience with ERP- systems
• Ability to build strong relations and network within the organization and across the supplier base
• Negotiation and contract negotiation experience would be an advantage.
• Fluent in English and Norwegian, oral and written.

Regular travel to suppliers for the site and occasional global travel is to be expected.