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GKN AerospaceGKN Aerospace Global Commodity Buyer EWIS - Direct Material Date: Jul 8, 2026 Location: Papendrecht, NL 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 At our EWIS Procurement department we build and deploy structured, collaborative relationships with our key suppliers. Suppliers to GKN should actively compete for our business and work hard to retain it by achieving continually high levels of delivery & quality performance whilst incrementally delivering value (reducing total cost or supporting revenue growth).Our procurement function operates in a matrix between Site based procurement operations and Global Commodity Management functions. Reporting to the Global Commodity Director the Commodity Buyer will have accountability for category strategy execution across 4 sub-categories. Objectives for this role will include: • Establishing Programme and Site requirements, including those driven by current and planned future business • Supporting business growth to design and engage supply chains that meet the business requirements • Delivering tangible, bottom-line benefits resulting from pan-Business Line category management of Spend • Supporting the delivery of Business Line and Site strategies through the rigorous management o...