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Senior Buyer - IT

Employer
Beaumont Select
Location
London Bridge + South Coast + home working
Salary
£55-60k + flexible working + additional 3 days holiday for voluntary work + 50% staff discount
Closing date
19 Jul 2019

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Specialist Area
Buyer, Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
Retail
Function
Administrator, Analyst, Buyer
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

This leading retail brand is looking to recruit a Senior Buyer to manage IT spend…

Reporting to the Head of Indirect Procurement, the Senior Buyer will be responsible for managing all the IT and Digital Services Sourcing requirements globally. Using your experience gained in the same, or other industries, you will work in collaboration with senior IT and digital leads across the business to understand business requirements and identify opportunities for cost savings as well as other value driving initiatives. Developing sourcing strategies and implementing plans, you will use your influence and our global scale to leverage the best commercial deals.  The role will be based in London Bridge, South Coast and home working.

Senior Buyer -IT Key Responsibilities:

  • Drive IT and Digital Services supplier and sourcing strategies to deliver the business outcomes needed and leverage global spend

  • Lead tender, negotiation and contract activity to drive the best deal

  • Ensure a positive and close relationship with senior IT and Digital stakeholders to understand the outcomes needed and influence behaviours

  • Ensure compliance to the procurement processes for all IT and digital services 3rd party requirements

  • Analyse management information regarding third parties (i.e. spend data, SLAs, etc.) to ensure the overall IT and digital services strategies remains on track

  • Act as an internal and external advocate of procurement within those areas of the purchasing IT and digital services in external procurement forums

  • Drive innovative ways of making the IT and Digital Services supply chain function more effectively and efficiently

Ideal Experience:

  • Minimum of 3 years' procurement experience

  • Minimum of 2 years' experience IT sourcing experience preferably in retail

  • Experience of procurement within an international, agile, demanding and fast paced, outcome-based environment

  • Experience of managing complex, multinational projects with multiple stakeholders based in multiple international locations

  • Be able to achieve results with integrity

  • Be able to responsibly manage the uneasy combination of commercial competitiveness, customer needs and high ethical standards

  • Strong written and numeric comprehension and analytic skills

  • Proficient and competent with Office Windows - Excel, Word, Powerpoint and SAP

  • Strong negotiation and influencing skills

  • Able to thrive in an environment of constant change and able to juggle many diverse projects simultaneously

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue-chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency.  Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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Company

Beaumont Select is a specialist Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management Recruitment Agency, we match talented Permanent and Interim Procurement Professionals with great jobs in many of the World's Leading Companies.

We have an enviable track record of matching highly talented Procurement and Supply Chain professionals with exceptional Procurement, Supply Chain & Vendor Management jobs in FTSE100/250, Fortune 500 and other major name organisations. We work with Clients and Candidates throughout the UK, Europe and Worldwide.

Our highly committed and experienced Consultancy Team has grown organically year on year, by providing a detailed, highly professional and personal approach, matching talent supply chain professionals to many of the best opportunities within the purchasing, supply chain and vendor management disciplines. This success has been built on the passion and determination of every single team member at Beaumont Select, in conjunction with innovative use of marketing & technology, attention to detail and above all a commitment to provide an outstanding Client and Candidate service.

We are Certified Members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and are ISO9001:2015 Quality certified for the provision of permanent and interim recruitment solutions worldwide.

Whether you are looking for a new career challenge; need to source experienced procurement, supply chain or vendor management professionals, or want advice on the current recruitment market, the Beaumont Select team would like to speak to you.

Company info
Telephone
01403 248 448
Location
West Point
Springfield Road
Horsham
West Sussex
RH12 2PD
GB

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