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Senior Buyer - IT

Employer
Beaumont Select
Location
London
Salary
£51k + Bonus, Flexible Working, Pension
Closing date
21 Dec 2021

Job Details

We have an excellent opportunity to join a FTSE 100 Business who are going through an exciting period of transformation, and are building a world class procurement function…

We are currently working with an exciting, Global organisation who are going through a period of change and integration and are taking the opportunity to build a world class procurement function.

They are currently looking to add several ambitious Senior Buyers with experience in the technology category to their team.

Group Procurement is responsible for managing third-party supplier engagements, partnering with the business to drive high performance and sustainable value from supplier relationships.

They operate a business partnering and supplier relationship management (SRM) model, aligned to stakeholder groups and spend categories, ensuring value through early and strategic engagement.

These roles sit within the Technology sourcing team, and will be responsible for helping to create, develop and deliver a “best in class” category procurement service with the express intent of delivering year-on-year value add to the Group in terms of innovation, speed to market, quality, efficiency, risk mitigation and lower cost.

You will perform a combination of sourcing, supplier relationship management and business partnering activities, and work as part of the Group Procurement team to support the evolution of the wider procurement strategy and transformation roadmap, ensuring this is reflected across all categories of spend within this remit.

Key Senior Buyer Skills:

  • 3-year experience in buying / procurement

  • Commercially minded and proficient negotiator

  • Ability to liaise with and manage suppliers

  • Experience in market and category analysis

  • Ability to assess, prioritise workload and meet deadlines

  • Strong IT skills (Office programs especially, Procurement systems desirable), ability to provide management information to assist sourcing and contract management process

  • Ability to build relationships, influence and act as an expert across the organisation up to senior management level

  • General analytical, problem solving, and decision-making skills

  • Pro-active behaviour that demonstrates initiative and positive work ethic to ensure activities are delivered to the required time, budget and quality

  • Maximise opportunities, i.e. challenges ways of working, adopts Group practices, seeks and provides information and clarification

  • Teamwork - ability to work with other category teams, both a local and an off-shore to deliver services to stakeholders

  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

  • Educated to degree level

  • Experience working in Technology Procurement (experience of SAAS and Software would be useful)

Desirable

  • Procurement / supply operation qualification, e.g. MCIPS or IAACM, or working towards the qualification

  • Experience of procurement in a Financial Services Regulated Environment, Information Services Companies; FinTechs; Global, multi-country organisations preferred

 

Please use the site buttons to Apply.

If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please call Karen Laker or Jane Wallbank on +44 (0)1403 248448

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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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