Senior Buyer

The Opportunity - Senior Buyer

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About the role:

As a Senior Buyer within JCB Service, you'll lead a dynamic operational purchasing team, managing a diverse supplier portfolio to ensure the timely and cost-effective sourcing of parts for our global dealer network. Your role is pivotal in driving continuous improvement, cost-down initiatives, and process innovation, including the use of automation. You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams and utilise SAP systems to support efficient operations. With a strong customer-first mindset, you’ll respond to global enquiries, provide quotations, and oversee the development of your team, playing a key role in transforming JCB’s aftermarket service operations.

What does this role involve day to day?

• Lead a fast-paced operational purchasing team within JCB Service, managing a diverse supplier portfolio across key commodity areas.
• Ensure timely and reliable sourcing of parts to support global dealers and customers, balancing lead-times, cost, and supplier performance.
• Drive cost-down and re-sourcing initiatives to optimise purchasing strategies and support global customer needs.
• Champion continuous improvement and process development, including the use of robotics for repeatable tasks.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Inventory, Customer Service, Technical Service, and global warehouse operations.
• Manage SAP-based workstreams, ensuring efficient system use and data accuracy.
• Respond to global dealer network enquiries with urgency, providing quotations, sourcing new parts, and maintaining a customer-first mindset.
• Lead and support a team of at least four direct reports, fostering development and performance.
• Report to the Parts Inventory & Operational Purchasing Manager and play a key role in operational transformation.

This will be suited to you if...

• You have strong purchasing experience in an aftermarket service environment.
• You're confident in negotiation and supplier management, with a detailed understanding of cost tracking and budget planning.
• You thrive in a dynamic, global matrix organisation and are comfortable working independently and collaboratively.
• You're experienced with SAP systems and quick to learn new technologies.
• You posses excellent communication skills and a proactive, customer-focused mindset.
• You're passionate about continuous improvement and innovation in procurement processes.
• You're flexible to travel and adaptable to changing priorities.
• You're working towards or hold MCIPS certification.

What happens next?

Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial teams interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com 

 What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor, dentist and visiting optician. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.