Senior Buyer - Indirect

Agratas are looking for Senior Indirect Buyers to join us within the UK Indirect Procurement team based in Coventry, UK to support the construction of our recently announced state of the art, multibillion pound battery Gigafactory in Somerset. The role will support the delivery of one of the largest ever investments in the UK automotive sector

We are looking for people with experience within the following disciplines:

· Capex

· Architecture, Civil, PEB

· IT & Logistics Services

· HR and Administration

· MEP and Utility

This opportunity is to join a completely new team and to play a vital role in shaping our culture and values to become a modern and dynamic team, that has a sustainability first mindset. This will require individuals with an open and positive ‘can do’ mindset, who will require the ability and/or the desire to design and build new process’, policies, systems and tools needed to deliver our procurement objectives.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

· Create and execute strategic sourcing plans for indirect procurement, in alignment with the company's goals and objectives.

· Coordinate with stakeholders for PR, Approvals and releasing PO’s.

· Manage self-activity planning and sort priorities as per deadlines required to suit the organisations objectives.

· Being accountable for the negotiation, delivery and management of contracts and complex commercial terms & conditions.

Qualifications & Experience:

· Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.

· Strong project management and leadership skills.

· Solid judgment with ability to make good decisions

· Strong Communication, interpersonal and negotiation skills.

· Demonstrated experience within an indirect Procurement environment required, within one of the above disciplines.

About Us

Agratas is a global battery business within the Tata group. We are rapidly scaling up our operations to pioneer the design, development, and manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) at our state-of-the-art gigafactory in the UK.

At Agratas we strongly believe that people are at their best when they feel supported and happy in their workplace. To that end we continue to cultivate a diverse workforce which protects the individuality of each employee. We therefore warmly welcome applicants from any race, gender, sexuality, and ability. Should you have a preference in how your suitability is assessed for this role or require any reasonable adjustments please let the Talent Acquisition team know