Job summary

International services business requires a Senior Buyer - Indirects. Applicants need strategic procurement skills, the ability to influence/engage stakeholders and drive change, process improvement and governance across the procurement lifecycle.

Key skills required for this role

Indirect Procurement, Indirect Senior Buyer, Indirect Category Buyer

Important

Indirect Procurement, Indirect Senior Buyer, Indirect Category Buyer

Job description

International services business requires a Senior Buyer - Indirects. Applicants need strategic procurement skills, the ability to influence/engage stakeholders and drive change, process improvement and governance across the procurement lifecycle.

The Senior Buyer - Indirects will be responsible for full lifecycle procurement activities across a number of indirect category spend areas (Capex, FM , Fleet, IT/Telecoms, MRO, Office Equipment, PPE, Stationary, Utilities etc) from sourcing to supplier and contract management. Stakeholder partnering, creation of new procurement processes/procedures and driving compliance to new and existing group procurement practices are also important elements of the role.

A fantastic opportunity for an outgoing relationship builder, with an appetite for change and comfortable sourcing across traditional indirect spend to join a growing, and market-leading organisation.

Specific duties of the Senior Buyer - Indirects include:

• Sourcing, negotiating and managing agreements for the provision of indirect services across a number of UK locations
• Develop and implement new procurement processes, policies, tools, user guides etc to drive efficiencies, value and reduce costs
• Promote Group preferred suppliers to site-based teams and encourage closer collaboration with critical suppliers
• Partner with stakeholders and encourage adherence and drive compliance to new and existing procurement procedures
• Maintenance of procurement records/reports - savings, contract management database, supplier performance etc
• Contribute to group procurement objectives, savings and process improvement activities

Senior Buyer - Indirects applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Strategic procurement skills - sourcing, negotiations, contract and supplier management expertise
• Experience of procurement across indirect spend areas - Capex, FM, Fleet, IT, MRO, PPE, Utilities etc.
• Appetite for change/continuous improvement and the ability to design/implement procurement processes
• The ability to engage, influence and manage stakeholders
• Out-going relationship builder