Senior Buyer

Role Profile:

• Work within the function to support the delivery of a structured sourcing and fulfilment strategy targeted to deliver significant efficiencies and cost savings, demonstrating value.
• Responsible to ensure appropriate use of corporate and functional processes and tools.
• Responsible for management of internal and external stakeholders.
• Responsible for the creation and implementation of the designated commercial strategies for Technology and ITCS related procurement across all business units.
• Support all sourcing processes, negotiation and contracting activities for high value categories
• Procurement strategy category code management in line with category strategy
• Responsible for negotiation of flow-down terms for non complex agreements with minimal supervision.
• Responsible for on-going supplier performance and supplier relationship management throughout the contract lifetime, including inputs to risk register and risk mitigation strategies.

Typical Deliverables:

• Support for maintenance of approved supplier list
• Ensuring category codes are fit for purpose
• Support of RFx activities for both Bid tenders and Projects including creation and issue of NDA's
• Responsible for Supplier on-boarding and evaluation
• Support investigations of supplier performance failures and work with SQA team to find resolutions
• Support supplier relationship management and develop best-fit business review schedule, in line with supplier classification
• Responsible for identification of continuous improvement opportunities
• Support with the creation and production of procurement reports and departmental metrics
• Ability to research and analyse data to support development of purchasing strategies
• Comfortable with a fast paced changing technology environment

Business Operations Skills - Experience:

• Must have experience in a procurement or commercial environment
• Strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
• Understanding of procurement principles, practices and the value that Procurement can bring
• A high attention to detail and ability to achieve high levels of data accuracy
• Confidence and ability to handle large volumes of data from different sources
  
  Essential:
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management approach and skills
• Effective prioritisation of workload
• Experience of Microsoft Office 365 products especially MS Excel

Business Operations Skills - Qualifications:

• Degree / HND / HNC or equivalent
• CIPS qualification would be ideal or working towards
• Applicants may be considered where these qualifications have not been obtained

The role is fully flexible, offering remote working with just a maximum of 4 office days a month on average.