PURCHASING - JUNIOR BUYER H/F

Job description

Enterprise:
- GKN Plc. is a global engineering group, tier 1 supplier to the major OE manufacturers in Automotive and Aerospace markets, with £ 9.4bn sales and 56,000 employees within more than 30 countries;
- Its Driveline division is a world leading supplier of automotive driveline systems and solutions, with £ 3.8bn sales and 26,000 employees within 23 countries. As a global business serving the leading vehicle manufacturers, GKN Driveline develops, builds and supplies an extensive range of automotive driveline products and systems, for use in the smallest ultra low-cost car to the most sophisticated premium vehicle demanding the most complex driving dynamics;
- GKN Driveline SA is the subsidiary of GKN Driveline in France, with € 170m sales in 2016 and 560 employees within 2 locations (Carrières-sous-Poissy near Paris and Arnage near Le Mans).
Poste et missions:
- Junior Buyer
- GKN Driveline Birmingham, subsidiary of GKN Driveline in the UK,
- The Junior Buyer will be reporting to the plant purchasing manager and be part of the plant purchasing team. He will support and monitor supplier QCD (Quality Cost Delivery) issues for the plant, in line with the Division purchasing strategy.
- He will also be in charge of promoting VAVE projects in the plant, from idea generation to effective implementation.
- The mission will also include new programme launch activity support.
- To carry out these activities, the Junior Buyer will deal with suppliers, commodity and programme purchasing teams at cluster level across Europe as well as other functions.
Profil:
- Master degree (or actively working towards completion)in Engineering or Business Administration;
- Results oriented with strong written and oral communication skills;
- Fluent in English, with international mind set.