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Senior Indirect Buyer

Nigel Wright Group

Posted 6 hours ago, valid for 24 days

Sunderland, Tyne and Wear SR4 6ST, England

Full Time

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Nigel Wright's Supply Chain and Procurement Team is seeking a Senior Indirect Buyer for a leading North East Manufacturing business.
The role requires managing indirect spend across multiple UK sites and developing category strategies.
Candidates should have proven strategic procurement experience, particularly in indirect categories, with strong negotiation and cost analysis skills.
The position offers a salary of £45,000 to £55,000 and requires a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
The role supports 4 days on-site work and 1 day from home, promoting a collaborative team environment.

The CompanyNigel Wright's Supply Chain and Procurement Team are currently working exclusively with a leading North East Manufacturing business to recruit a newly created Senior Indirect Buyer role. The Client will support 4 days' on site working and 1 day working from home.The OpportunityReporting into the Head of Department and working within a collaborative team, the Senior Indirect Buyer will be responsible for:

Managing Indirect spend across multiple UK sites - FM, Hygiene, HR, Marketing, Professional Services, IT, Telecomms
Partnering with key senior stakeholders, reviewing and consolidating spend
Designing Category Strategy - Spend/supplier analysis, developing category business plans
Developing and implementing Procurement best practice policies and processes
Running tenders through to award and contract negotiation, - implementation
Supplier performance management/due diligence

About YouThe ideal Senior Indirect Buyer will have/be:

Proven strategic procurement track record within Indirect categories (in particular FM and/or TFM agreements beneficial)
Indirect Category management experience/contract management experience essential
Strong negotiation skills, cost analysis, commercially astute
Experienced in negotiating agreements/SLAs, with a good understanding of contractual terms
Proactive, resilient, assertive, able to hit ground running
Strengths in building relationships externally//internally - confident to challenge
Team player, flexible to changing priorities and able to work at pace

For further details of this exciting new challenge, please do not hesitate to get in contact.

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