Senior Buyer

Theale, Berkshire

Monday to Friday - 9am to 5:30pm

Are you an experienced Senior Buyer with Level 4 or above CIPS?

If so, our client, a leading provider of Managed Equipment Services (MES) to the NHS and private healthcare sector in the UK seeks a Senior Buyer to join their team based at their head office in Theale, Berkshire.

To be considered for this role you are required to have at least 2 years procurement experience within an integrated supply chain, including service and material management, along with managing, negotiating and monitoring contracts. Knowledge of medical devices and/or endoscopy would be an advantage.

A minimum of 3 years relevant UK based work experience is essential.

Responsibilities

Support the Procurement Operations Manager (POM) and Head of Procurement (HOP) to deliver profitable external service contracts and interventions for biomedical and endoscopy equipment
Lead negotiations of contract pricing and terms of maintenance contracts
Manage the suppliers and contracts in line with supplier relationship management (SRM) programme, with focus on long-term sustainability, quality and profitability
Oversee all biomed Private and NHS sites by supporting other team members, to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of Purchase Orders and Contracts
Deploy good decision process and techniques to optimise profit and value and balance the risk from the external spend
Support team members with company bids and pricing exercises from a procurement perspective
Support the business and team on the growing knowledge and capability, developing a clear process of engagement and ways of working
Support the POM in agreeing internal SLAs with our internal customers and being first line contact for the buyers with standard business escalations
Ensure that all maintenance contracts records are accurately maintained and prepare agreed monthly reports on external service contract spend and performance against SLAs
Supporting buyers for decision making within agreed limits, especially in the absence of Procurement Operations Manager
Assisting the POM to performance manage contract output to ensure quality and value for money
Team budget of Cira £5m for responsible categories

Performance Indicators

Profitability and quality of procurement for outsourced service contracts, in support of the Group’s Managed Equipment Services and self-maintenance operations
On-time contract renewals
Supplier relationship and performance management
Build positive stakeholder relationships
Monthly financial, staff and performance reporting
Achievement of agreed personal and team objectives
Can do attitude with the ability to drive collaborative change

Essential Qualifications

Minimum CIPS level 4

Essential Skills and Experience

At least 2 years procurement experience within an integrated supply chain, including service and material management
Intermediate to advance excel skills required for detailed analysis
Experience in Cost Management, SRM and Performance Improvement
Knowledge and experience of medical devices and/or endoscopy devices
Experience of managing, negotiating and monitoring contracts
Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment
Appreciation of whole life cost management
Appreciation of engineering operations

Benefits

Royal London Pension - 5% employer contribution
Death in Service Scheme after probation - 4 times salary
Maternity - 21 weeks full enhanced maternity pay; this is inclusive of Statutory Maternity pay. Plus, after the employee has returned from Maternity Leave for 3 months, a 10% bonus will be paid, (with a commitment to work for 6 months plus)

A DBS Enhanced Disclosure is required for all applicants.

If you have all the skills above and feel this is the role for you, please do not hesitate to contact us at One to One Personnel on or forward your CV.