Senior Buyer

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refueling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

Reporting toMetreasProcurement Manager this rolewillprimarilyexecute and manage end-to-end procurement activities across the UK and EU operations. This role balances day-to-day tactical purchasing with proactive commercial delivery ensuring continuity of supply strict cost control and rigorous supplier contract compliance across borders.This role requires the ability tooperateeffectively in a multicultural multilingual supplier environment with experience sourcing across multiple European markets.

Procurement Execution

• Execute end-to-end tactical purchasing activities converting business requisitions into robust purchase orders (POs) and contracts ensuringtimelydelivery andproduct quality
• Resolve issues as they occur and mitigate Aircraft on Ground (AOG) root causes

Supplier Coordination

• Manage day-to-day operational issues with UK and EU suppliers acting as the primary escalation point for delivery or quality defects
• Supportcommercial negotiations on mid-tier contracts focusing on price service levels and payment terms (optimizing working capital)
• Monitor and report on supplier KPIs contract compliance and savings KPIs

Cost & Process Control

• Maintain procurement data accuracy
• Identifyand implement cost-saving opportunities

Stakeholder Support

• Work closely with internal stakeholders to support business requirementstoensure demand requirements are met
• Parter with Logistics to verify the origin of goods to claim tariff-free movement

Compliance

• Ensure compliance withinternal policies andUK/EU regulatory frameworks including GDPR Modern Slavery Act and relevant procurement legislation
• Drive ESG and sustainability initiatives within the supply base including carbon reduction and ethical sourcing

• Minimum 3-5 years of Procurement experience
• Experience inAerospace / Defence /AerospaceMaintenanceenvironment
• Demonstrated effective purchase order management
• Demonstrated strong negotiationskills
• Ability tooperateeffectively in a multicultural multilingual supplier environment
• ProficiencyinFamiliarity with ERP systems (e.g. AMOS D365)
• Able to work autonomously as well as work with and influence stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to quickly synthesize distil and draw conclusions onlarge amountsof disparate data
• Proficiencyin understanding andutilizingappropriateIncoterms and import/export requirements

• Private Medical Insurance
• Subsided gym membership / plans throughWellhub
• Electric Car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary sacrificed pension scheme
• Free lunch on office days
• Enhanced Parental Leave
• 30 days annual PTO plus b/h
• Bonus Scheme
• Personal development opportunities

The employee will have the legal right to work in theUKand will be able to producerightto work documentation.

MetreaManagement Limited (MAM)is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to racecolor religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or other characteristics protected by law

This is a full-time position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to6:00p.m.

HybridHammersmith 3 days per week.

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