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My client is an Automotive manufacturing organisation based in the Milton Keynes area who are looking for a Senior Buyer to procure direct commodities to include Castings and electronics to get the best value for their business. As well as managing the deck of spend you will need to have strong interpersonal skills to work with engineering and technical suppliers. The role does not require any management, but more management of commodity spend area. Facilitate the creation of Commodity procurement strategies gaining consensus with internal and external stakeholders. Work closely with the programme and engineering teams to ensure appropriate sourcing strategies are in place to enable the smooth running of the department. Work with Supply chain to forecast volumes and provide costing updates. Monitor and report targets in scorecards and update savings. A fantastic organisation with many great people in the department, they do care about development and offer pathways for progression that will ultimately support a rewarding career. In terms of their organisation its growing and it's a great time to join.