Operational Buyer (Site)

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Date: Jan 28, 2026

Location: Bristol, GB

Company: GKN Aerospace Careers

Fantastic challenges. Amazing opportunities.

 

GKN Aerospace is reimagining air travel: going further, faster and greener! Fuelled by great people whose expertise and creativity sets the standards in our industry, we’re inspired by the opportunities to innovate and break boundaries. We’re proud to play a part in protecting the world’s democracies. And we’re committed to putting sustainability at the centre of everything we do, opening up and protecting our planet. With over 16,000 employees across 33 manufacturing sites in 12 countries we serve over 90% of the world’s aircraft and engine manufacturers and achieved sales of £3.35 bn.in 2023. There are no limits to where you can take your career.

Job Summary

 

 

As a Site Operational Buyer at our Filton Site you will have the responsibility for the order processing of in-contract scheduling and management of supplier delivery performance in line with MPS and business requirements, ensuring the delivery against supplier and business performance objectives focused on procured parts delivery.

How You’ll Contribute

 

The Operational Site Buyer will be responsible for the following contributions:

 

  • Ensuring delivery in line with operational performance requirements from suppliers across a scope of ~ £10m spend
  • Supplier scheduling in line with MPS and the accuracy of supplier and procured parts data within the MRP system to ensure that demand signals minimise shortages and eliminate unwanted inventory
  • Daily maintenance of supplier promise dates to ensure that the most up-to-date and accurate information is held within the supplier schedules
  • Contribute towards and support the Procurement Operations Manager or Site Procurement Manager to deliver the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process in regards to external supply reviews
  • Management of suppliers to ensure that they can deliver against committed orders,  identification of supply risk, constraints and bottleneck, escalating as required
  • Maintain external capacity reviews in line with MPS
  • Responsible for on-going supplier performance improvement
  • Supplier relationship and daily interface
  • Ensuring multi-function team reviews are taking place with key suppliers
  • Daily communication with internal customers and receiving areas
  • Adherence to standard procurement processes and daily regimen/management tasksThe Operational Site Buyer will be responsible for the following contributions:The Operational Site
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  • Ownership of the supplier scorecard process to ensure that supplier performance is communicated to all levels of the supplier and is regularly reviewed as part of multifunction team reviews
  • Support SQE on supplier non-conformance and processing of supplier returns and claims
  • Ensure prompt supplier payment by clearing any invoice queries
  • Ensure adherence to the Health and Safety policies and procedure

What You'll Bring

 

To help us make a difference, you’ll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills, experience, qualifications and attributes:

 

 

Essential:

 

  • Experience in Supply Chain Management / Procurement roles would be benificial
  • IT literacy, especially Excel
  • Must be willing and eligible to undertake Security Clearance

 

Desirable:

 

  • Degree Qualified in Business Administration desirable;
  • APICS / MCIPS qualification desirable;
  • MRP Proficiency desirable;

What We'll Offer

 

Once you’re on board you’ll get the following perks and benefits:

 

  • Competitive salary dependant on experience
  • Industry Leading Pension Scheme = we’ll match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis (Total contribution up to 20%)
  • Life Assurance 8 x salary
  • 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Flexible working hours including the ability to finish at 12noon on a Friday
  • Income protection
  • Shopping discounts
  • Cycle To Work Scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
  • A collaborative, dynamic working environment 

 

 

We’ll offer you fantastic challenges and amazing opportunities. This is your chance to be part of an organisation that has proven itself to be at the cutting edge of our industry; and is committed to pushing the boundaries even further.  And with some of the best training on offer in the industry, who knows how far you can go?

 

A Great Place to work needs a Great Way of Working

 

Everyone is welcome to apply to GKN.  We believe that we can only achieve our ambitions through a coming together of diverse minds who enjoy collaborating in an inspirational environment. Through our commitment to diversity, inclusion and belonging and by living our five powerful principles we’ve created a culture where everyone feels welcome to contribute.  It’s a culture that won us ‘The Best Workplace Culture Award’.  By embracing and celebrating what makes us unique we encourage everyone to bring their full self to work.

We’re also committed to providing an accessible recruitment process, so if you require reasonable adjustments at any stage during our recruitment process please get in touch and let us know.

We are the place where human dreams, plus human endeavour, shape the future of aerospace innovation and technology. ​
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