Technical Buyer (EV Charging)

Location: London, UK; hybrid with 2 days per week in the office. Work abroad is permitted for up to 20 days per year. Applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Salary: £40,000–£45,000 per year plus benefits.

Company

hirify.global builds connected EV charging infrastructure and smart charging solutions for homes, workplaces, and public spaces across the UK.

What you will do

• Shape component sourcing during design reviews by identifying single-source, obsolete, long-lead, and allocated components and proposing alternatives.
• Lead NPI sourcing and CBOM approvals for products, accessories, spares, and operations kits, including engineering samples, PCBs, tooling, and NRE quotes.
• Own costed BOM reviews, should-cost models, second-source qualification, and VAVE initiatives with engineering and contract manufacturing partners.
• Build supply resilience by managing obsolescence, end-of-life and last-time-buy notifications through Arena PLM.
• Manage supplier and contract manufacturer relationships, pricing, agreements, supplier quality investigations, and improvement actions.
• Manage supplier documentation and compliance requirements for RoHS, REACH, and WEEE.

Requirements

• Experience as a technical buyer, commodity buyer, or in a similar procurement role within electronics or electromechanical hardware manufacturing.
• Experience buying from component manufacturers, distributors, and contract manufacturers.
• Ability to read and understand BOMs and work with electronic components, PCBs and PCBAs, cable assemblies, plastics, and tooling.
• Experience supporting NPI, design reviews, prototyping, and design for manufacture.
• Experience building should-cost models, running cost-down and VAVE activities, qualifying second sources, and negotiating savings.
• Experience managing obsolescence, end-of-life, last-time buys, allocation, and component market changes.
• Knowledge of supplier quality processes including 8D and root cause analysis, plus RoHS, REACH, and WEEE compliance.
• Experience with PLM and ERP systems; confidence using Excel and AI applications for cost modelling and BOM analysis.
• Ability to work autonomously, set priorities against a roadmap, and build effective relationships with engineers and suppliers.

Nice to have

• Experience with Arena PLM or lifecycle and market intelligence tools such as SiliconExpert or Octopart.
• CIPS qualification or an engineering background.
• Hands-on experience covering part of the role’s requirements; not every listed qualification is required.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible hybrid working model with autonomy to set priorities around the hardware roadmap.
• Work abroad for up to 20 days per year.
• 25 days of holiday plus Bank Holidays, generous parental and family leave, and a pension with a 4.5% matched contribution.
• Wellbeing, healthcare, life insurance, eyecare, virtual GP, and employee assistance benefits.
• EV charger, discounted energy tariffs, family and friend discounts, gym memberships, Cycle2Work, and mortgage advice.
• Supportive and inclusive environment focused on collaboration, care, and ambition.

Hiring process

• Apply through the vacancy and explain what you would bring to the team.
• Applications are open to candidates from all backgrounds who have the legal right to work in the UK.