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Job Title: Senior Strategic Buyers

Location: Guildford or Coventry

Forseven, a revolutionary company looking to transform the EV industry through cutting-edge technology and innovative engineering practices, is seeking exceptional Senior Buyers to join our highly skilled and dynamic Strategic Sourcing team. This pivotal role will operate in a hybrid capacity out of one of our offices near Guildford or Coventry, where the successful candidate will have the opportunity to work alongside some of the most visionary minds in the automotive field.

This is a rare and exciting opportunity to become part of a scale-up, where your contributions will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our forward-thinking company. With its rapid growth trajectory and dynamic nature, Forseven offers you an exceptional platform to help drive strategy as we expand into new horizons.

What you will do:

• Responsible for the negotiation and completion of Production Supplier Contracts within your given complex commodity group.
• Working closely in a match trio with Engineering and Supplier Quality you will develop our Supplier strategy ensuring that we are leveraging the best technology, cost and quality from the market.
• Negotiation of high value Contracts with Global Tier 1 Suppliers.
• Conduct assessments of potential Suppliers and work with the Engineering Partner on the creation of Sourcing recommendations.
• Ensure that Supplier is able to fulfil Programme targets, including; timing, cost, quality, technical attributes.

We would like you to have:

• Previous Purchasing experience in a Buyer or Senior Buyer role essential.
• Experience in a complex manufacturing environment essential and Automotive strongly preferred.
• Will have extensive experience in developing structured Commodity Strategies. This should include; risk assessment, Total Acquisition Cost assessment, NPV and working with other functions to ensure technical and quality criteria are assessed.
• Extensive experience of negotiating complex Contracts essential.
• Deep understanding how to interrogate component costs essential and experience of working with Cost Engineers preferable.

About us and our culture...

At Forseven, we are more than just a team of professionals; we are dynamic innovators, visionary collaborators and trailblazers who believe in making a difference. Our passion lies in revolutionising the electric vehicle industry through our cutting-edge advancements and sustainable solutions that aim to transform the way transportation is perceived.

Currently operating under stealth mode, our focus is entirely directed towards achieving excellence as pioneers in creating sustainable mobility solutions which will help shape the future of transportation.

We're looking for enlightened individuals who possess an unwavering passion, relentless drive, and insatiable curiosity to question conventional norms and push beyond perceived limitations.