Buyer – Parts & Aftermarket Procurement

Permanent £45K

This opportunity sits within a forward-thinking engineering and manufacturing business investing heavily in aftermarket capability, supply chain resilience, and customer support operations across a global footprint.

The focus of the role is the procurement of parts, assemblies, and service-related components that support ongoing maintenance, uptime, and aftermarket performance. Procurement plays a visible role in operational continuity, inventory optimisation, and long-term supplier strategy.

You will manage a technical spend area covering proprietary components, engineered parts, and service-related products critical to customer support operations and manufacturing continuity.

The environment will suit someone with experience operating across complex engineering supply chains where availability, lead-time reduction, stock strategy, and commercial control all directly impact customer performance.

You will:

• Own supplier relationships across a technical aftermarket and engineering spend portfolio
• Lead negotiations around pricing, warranty agreements, contracts, and long-term supply arrangements
• Drive cost reduction, inventory optimisation, and supplier performance improvement activity
• Support consolidation and rationalisation initiatives across parts and component ranges
• Work closely with engineering, operations, logistics, and product teams to support continuity of supply and aftermarket strategy
• Contribute to service exchange and remanufacturing initiatives where commercially viable
• Support logistics and 3PL activity linked to aftermarket distribution and customer fulfilment
• Identify and mitigate supply chain, cost, and data integrity risks across the procurement process

The role requires someone commercially strong but operationally aware — capable of balancing cost, availability, quality, and customer expectations within a fast-paced engineering environment.

What we’re looking for:

• Procurement or purchasing experience within engineering, manufacturing, aftermarket, fleet, or industrial sectors
• Experience buying parts, assemblies, maintenance components, or proprietary engineering products
• Strong supplier negotiation and contract management capability
• Understanding of inventory strategy, cost modelling, and supplier performance management
• Exposure to manufacturing, service exchange, or aftermarket support environments would be advantageous
• CIPS or degree-level qualification preferred

This is a role for someone who understands the commercial impact of aftermarket procurement and wants to operate in a business investing in smarter supply chain models, supplier partnerships, and long-term operational performance.

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