Senior Buyer

Končar D&ST; London; Hybrid; GBP 125,000 - 150,000

Job description

Senior Buyer – Freedom Group

Leeds, London or Stowmarket (Hybrid Working)

Permanent - Full Time (37 hours per week)

Freedom Group has a brilliant opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join their team in either Stowmarket, London, or Leeds. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, this role will support the management of current contracts and assist in new tenders where required.

You’ll work closely with the Commercial Managers and flex across Direct and Indirect categories to include Sub-Contractors, Civils, Utilities, Cabling, Switchgears, Transformers, etc.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Manage supply chain in your operational business units to maximize value for that business unit and the wider division.
• Ensure supply chain relationships are developed and maintained to deliver exemplar performance, bring appropriate technical innovation, and keep us ahead of the competition.
• Working with operational teams, lead supplier performance reviews including the recording of output into the proprietary system, providing feedback to suppliers, and implementing improvement plans where necessary.
• Proactively support bid teams with up-to-date and accurate procurement data and sub-contractor/supplier costs where required, ensuring that the best value for money and added value price is identified.
• Work with Operational teams on an ongoing basis to ensure that sub-contractors and suppliers are the best fit for the contract and continue to deliver value to support contract retention and exemplar customer satisfaction.
• Support operational delivery teams in pre-commencement periods through the publication of known/national SLAs and the development of contract-specific, value-adding SLAs with key suppliers.

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for candidates with experience in project-based Procurement who bring confidence, knowledge, and drive to the team. Ideally, you’ll be MCIPS qualified (although we will support progression to MCIPS) and have the following:

• Managed project procurement spends of £2m +.
• Lead Procurement Projects from start to finish.
• Mix of direct and indirect procurement experience and capability.
• Confident, enthusiastic, and encourages creativity. Understands the needs of stakeholders and engages them.
• Supports colleagues who are operating within a range of different sectors. Understands the markets we operate in and is able to anticipate the effect upon our business and reacts accordingly.

Benefits:

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Up to £55k per year.
• Car/Car allowance.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle).
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays with an option to Buy/Sell additional days.
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution.
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Life Assurance.
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice).
• Flexible benefits to choose from including Dental Insurance, Gym Membership, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax-Free Bikes.