Job summary

Successful market-leader requires an Indirect Buyer. Applicants should have experience of tendering, negotiating and ideally indirect / services procurement, or a willingness to manage these spend areas.

Key skills required for this role

Buyer, Senior Buyer, Indirect Buyer, Category Buyer

Important

Buyer, Senior Buyer, Indirect Buyer, Category Buyer

Job description

Successful market-leader requires an Indirect Buyer. Applicants should have experience of tendering, negotiating and ideally indirect / services procurement, or a willingness to manage these spend areas.

The Buyer - Indirect will join a procurement team of Buyers and Senior Buyers with responsibility for managing the tender process, cradle-to-grave. This is very much a generalist indirect procurement role with services such as; facilities, vending, stationary, office furniture, PPE, uniforms, fleet, transport and capex/machinery falling within scope. The organisation is on an exciting growth trajectory and the Buyer - Indirect will be able to play a significant role in supporting management and optimizing procurement efficiencies, to keep pace with the business change.

Specific duties of the Buyer - Indirect include:

• Supply market intelligence activities across indirect spend areas
• Stakeholder liaison across; facilities, logistics, HR etc. to understand requirements from the supply chain
• Ownership of the tendering process for indirect spend areas, cradle-to-grave including contract award
• Supplier relationship management - collaborate closely with key suppliers; KPIs, reviews, collaboration etc
• Spot negotiation activity
• Identify and seek to mitigate supply chain risk
• Support Procurement Management in the development of broader sourcing and category strategies

Buyer - Indirect applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience across indirect spend categories such as; facilities, vending, stationary, office furniture, PPE, uniforms, fleet, transport and capex/machinery or an interest / willingness to manage these areas
• Ability to run the tender process cradle-to-grave
• Demonstrable experience in supplier negotiations
• Ability to manage reports and trackers
• A collaborative, pro-active self-starter