Senior Buyer

Grade D, local Nitra

Salary:   2750 eur - 3025 eur monthly, 0-15% yearly bonus, other benefits according JLR rule

Contract: Permanent 

THE OPORTUNITY

Responsible for end‑to‑end leadership of all procurement activities across assigned categories, including global strategy development, sourcing execution, contract management, and supplier performance. Ensures continuous improvement, stakeholder alignment, and regional deployment to meet cost, quality, and ESG objectives. 

WHAT TO EXPECT

Strategy

• Responsible for creating robust local strategies to complement existing Global Strategies
• Accountable for ensuring analytics on suppliers, market and business requirements is available for their categories
• Accountable for application of Category Strategies to specific sourcing requirements including supplier selection and go to market approach in line with policy for their categories

Sourcing

• Responsible for delivering sourcing in line with policy and to agreed targets through eGSP and deploying Total Cost of Ownership approach
• Accountable for leading complex supplier negotiations including legal and financial approval pre-contract / Purchase Order, engaging specialist teams and Global Purchasing Finance as required for their category
• Responsible for Global Strategy Approach Document submission and eGSP process adherence for their category
• Lead Stakeholder alignment in relation to strategy creation and implementation for their category
• Ensure alignment with Regional Buying colleagues to ensure strategic / tactical sourcing is in line with strategy for their category
• Responsible for their category delivery against savings targets
• Identify Make vs Buy and business justification when required and support analysis for category
• Responsible for supply chain risk management for their category
• Responsible for ensuring regional buying teams are adhering to the category strategy within the region.
• Engage with specialist functions where required (Business Finance Partners, Insurance and Risk, Legal)

Contract Management

• Responsible for working with Stakeholders and Finance to operate the contract management governance based on the agreed cadence and ensure all required inputs are available. Capture and manage actions to resolution.
• Responsible for managing dispute resolution process
• Responsible for the change management of the contracts and Purchase Orders
• Lead continuous improvement /benchmarking and implementation of the improvements
• Responsible for resolution of identified problems
• Responsible for providing insight to their Procurement Manager regarding existing contract to inform future category strategies
• Responsible for on-boarding suppliers into the BAU environment as required
• Support Financial reconciliation activities, as required
• Lead Stakeholder alignment to confirm ongoing service satisfaction
• Responsible for conducting contract audit/reviews in line with requirements
• Responsible for adhering to the JLR Contract Management guide

Supplier Relationship Management

• Responsible for conducting the Supplier Relationship Performance Survey (SRPS)
• Responsible for maintaining the SRPS actions plans and working with suppliers and internal stakeholders to complete the actions
• Responsible for ensuring the Supplier Relationship Management and Supplier Performance Management processes are carried out effectively for their category
• Responsible for organising and conducting the Supplier business reviews, capture the minutes and actions and work with suppliers and internal stakeholders to complete the actions
• Responsible for input to the Supplier Excellence Awards 

WHAT YOU´LL NEED

• Good command of English.
• Understanding of the Slovak Market. Slovak speaking essential.
• An individual who is results driven, demonstrates, tenacity, drive and perseverance, with the ability to deliver in a complex, highly demanding stakeholder environment.
• Degree qualified or equivalent experience preferred
• Commercial Awareness and Negotiation skills
• Understand category management principles
• Strategic thinking
• Global business understanding and experience
• Operational Contract Management experience
• Relationship management - internal and external
• Category knowledge and demonstrated experience
• Flexibility and agility to be able to adjust to changing business needs