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I'm excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Strategic Buyer to join a well-established organisation based in Abingdon with a salary up to £50,000. This role will sit in the purchasing department, with excellent progression opportunities.
Ideal candidates will have a vast amount of experience in the procurement profession purchasing facilities managements and engineering components.
Role's responsibilities of the Senior Strategic Buyer include:
- Supporting and developing the purchasing processes within FM & Engineering spend on site with the help of VP Head of Procurement and the international purchasing team.
- Formulating the category strategy in alignment with the VP of Procurement and VP of Facilities as well as collaborating with procurement teams based in France; Italy; Germany and US.
- Understanding budgets; tracking spends vs. budgets, reporting and presenting numbers
- Managing supplier relationships and build strategic alliances with key providers
- Performing and reviewing spend analysis with an ability to present at all levels.
- Leading commercially strong negotiations for Capex and Opex purchases, seeking to reduce YOY by leveraging your engineering and negotiation skills
Role requirements for the Senior Strategic Buyer include:
- Experience in managing category of FM & Engineering
- Proficiency in common office software like Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience using ERP systems
Salary
£45k-£50k
This role offers hybrid working.
This role would be well suited to you if you have held a role within purchasing or procurement as a Senior Buyer, Sourcing Specialist, Procurement Specialist, Strategic Buyer, Technical Buyer, Category Buyer or Category Manager.
