Senior Buyer - Indirects

Barclay Meade; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000

Job description

International services business requires a Senior Buyer - Indirects. Applicants need strategic procurement skills, the ability to influence/engage stakeholders and drive change, process improvement and governance across the procurement lifecycle.

The Senior Buyer - Indirects will be responsible for full lifecycle 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 Senior Buyer - Indirects include:

1. Sourcing, negotiating and managing agreements for the provision of indirect services across a number of UK locations
2. Develop and implement new procurement processes, policies, tools, user guides etc to drive efficiencies, value and reduce costs
3. Promote Group preferred suppliers to site-based teams and encourage closer collaboration with critical suppliers
4. Partner with stakeholders and encourage adherence and drive compliance to new and existing procurement procedures
5. Maintenance of procurement records/reports - savings, contract management database, supplier performance etc
6. Contribute to group procurement objectives, savings and process improvement activities

Senior Buyer - Indirects applicants should meet the following criteria:

1. Strategic procurement skills - sourcing, negotiations, contract and supplier management expertise
2. Experience of procurement across indirect spend areas - Capex, FM, Fleet, IT, MRO, PPE, Utilities etc.
3. Appetite for change/continuous improvement and the ability to design/implement procurement processes
4. The ability to engage, influence and manage stakeholders
5. Out-going relationship builder