Senior Buyer – Indirects

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Full time
Location: Basingstoke
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Job offered by: Austin Fraser
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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

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