Buyer
Company
Location
Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/24/2025
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Description
Lotus Cars builds world-class, high-performance and lightweight sports cars that are sold all around the world.
Lotus Cars Limited is the manufacturing site of Lotus in the UK. Here we produce all sportscars types such as the Emira and the Evija. To bring the company to the level we want it to be, we are looking for a Buyer in the Aftersales Parts Operations Department to join us at our site in Costessey, Norwich UK.
Summary
This role requires a well-rounded purchasing professional to work within the ASO procurement team. Working closely with the manufacturing plant and external suppliers, you will be part of a team purchasing parts to service our Worldwide Parts business.
What You'll Do
What You'll Bring
Group Lotus is a leading sports car manufacturer with a 75-year long history of iconic designs, groundbreaking engineering and legendary victories on the F1 track. Today we are transforming into a truly global performance car brand focused on the electrical future. In 2022 we launched the Eletre, the world’s first all-electric hyper-SUV, and in 2023 our fully-electric Hyper-GT, Emeya.
As part of the Lotus team, you push boundaries. Those of the car industry and of your own. Every member of the Lotus family has some of the pioneering mindset of founder Colin Chapman in them.
Hethel, Norfolk, England has been the home of Lotus for over 60 years, ever since Colin Chapman, our founder, started making championship-winning racing cars. In conjunction with production facilities in Norwich, and research facilities near Warwick, our UK sites offer a wide breadth of roles for all disciplines.
We're not just a car company; we're a diverse mix of talent from all walks of life. At Group Lotus, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords but essential pillars of a thriving and successful organisation. Read more here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Lotus Cars.
Do you want to know what Sophisticated, Rebellious and Pioneering mean for Lotus Cars Limited? Come and take a look at our career site and join the incredible adventure: https://lotusukmanufacturing.teamtailor.com/
Lotus Cars Limited is the manufacturing site of Lotus in the UK. Here we produce all sportscars types such as the Emira and the Evija. To bring the company to the level we want it to be, we are looking for a Buyer in the Aftersales Parts Operations Department to join us at our site in Costessey, Norwich UK.
Summary
This role requires a well-rounded purchasing professional to work within the ASO procurement team. Working closely with the manufacturing plant and external suppliers, you will be part of a team purchasing parts to service our Worldwide Parts business.
What You'll Do
- Plan to meet our future demand.
- React to urgent requirements.
- Prepare and raise purchase orders.
- Purchase parts within the agreed cost quality and time targets, whilst maximising revenue.
- Understand market and customer trends.
- Support new programmes within the Aftersales department.
- Proactively resolve supplier issues to ensure a continued successful business relationship.
- Cross-functional collaboration with other department.
- Network with the wider organisation, to maximise group leverage possibilities.
What You'll Bring
- Excellent communicator, capable of establishing solid, professional relationships.
- Ability to formulate and present recommendations to senior stakeholders.
- Experience within procurement and supply chain, preferably within Automotive / Manufacturing / Technology sectors.
- A strong rounded purchasing background.
- Fully conversant with MS Office software (e.g. complex Excel spreadsheets).
- Flexibility to work independently.
- The ability to resolve, cost, quantity, time and logistics issues.
- Innovative mindset, able to generate new ideas and translate them into tangible results.
- A flexible attitude, keen to develop new solutions.
- Strong team player, who recognises the importance of all functions in the business.
- Good interpersonal skills, with an ability to influence key stakeholders.
- 25 Vacation Days + Bank Holidays: Recharge, explore, or binge-watch your favorite series with plenty of time to relax and enjoy life outside of work.
- Performance Bonus: Get rewarded for your hard work with an exciting, non-contractual bonus scheme—because great effort deserves great perks.
- Future-Proof Pension: Plan for your tomorrow while thriving today with a solid pension scheme to keep your future bright.
- Private Healthcare: Stay healthy and stress-free with premium healthcare coverage tailored to keep you at your best.
- We work hybrid, meaning you will be in the office when necessary and you can work from home when you're needed there.
- Candidates must be eligible to work in UK without VISA sponsorship.
Group Lotus is a leading sports car manufacturer with a 75-year long history of iconic designs, groundbreaking engineering and legendary victories on the F1 track. Today we are transforming into a truly global performance car brand focused on the electrical future. In 2022 we launched the Eletre, the world’s first all-electric hyper-SUV, and in 2023 our fully-electric Hyper-GT, Emeya.
As part of the Lotus team, you push boundaries. Those of the car industry and of your own. Every member of the Lotus family has some of the pioneering mindset of founder Colin Chapman in them.
Hethel, Norfolk, England has been the home of Lotus for over 60 years, ever since Colin Chapman, our founder, started making championship-winning racing cars. In conjunction with production facilities in Norwich, and research facilities near Warwick, our UK sites offer a wide breadth of roles for all disciplines.
We're not just a car company; we're a diverse mix of talent from all walks of life. At Group Lotus, we firmly believe that diversity and inclusion are not just buzzwords but essential pillars of a thriving and successful organisation. Read more here: Equity, Diversity & Inclusion in Lotus Cars.
Do you want to know what Sophisticated, Rebellious and Pioneering mean for Lotus Cars Limited? Come and take a look at our career site and join the incredible adventure: https://lotusukmanufacturing.teamtailor.com/
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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