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Indirect Senior Buyer

Barclay Meade

Posted 17 days ago, valid for 7 days

Basingstoke, Hampshire RG22 4UY

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Full Time

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An international services business is seeking an Indirect Senior Buyer with strategic procurement skills and a strong ability to engage stakeholders.
The role involves managing procurement activities across various indirect spend categories, including Capex, IT, and Utilities, from sourcing to contract management.
Candidates should have experience in procurement across these areas and demonstrate an appetite for change and process improvement.
The position requires the development of new procurement processes and tools, along with promoting compliance with group procurement practices.
The salary for this position is competitive, and applicants should have a minimum of [insert years of experience] years of relevant experience.

International services business require an Indirect Senior Buyer. Applicants need strategic procurement skills, the ability to influence/engage stakeholders and drive change, process improvement and governance across the procurement lifecycle.

The Indirect Senior Buyer will be responsible for 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 Indirect Senior Buyer 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

Indirect Senior Buyer 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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