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Senior Buyer - IT Services

Employer
Beaumont Select
Location
London
Salary
£50-55k + Bonus, Pension, Hybrid working
Closing date
1 Sep 2022

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Specialist Area
Buyer, Procurement, Purchasing
Sector
Banking, Finance and Insurance
Function
Buyer
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

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. A great time to be joining them…

We are looking for a commercially minded, proficient negotiator with great team working skills to join our clients Technology Services Procurement team.

Technology Services are essentially IT oriented Professional Services, sourcing teams of people to work on the development of new products and working in tandem with teams across the world.

The role will perform a combination of sourcing, supplier management and business partnering activities, with an emphasis on sourcing.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Contribute to the development of basic sourcing strategies, including identifying risks, key outputs, and deliverables.

  • Lead sourcing and negotiation for low to medium spend new agreements or renewals within own scope and escalating those that are not, analysing financial and commercial structure, engaging Legal as required and ensuring correct terms and conditions are applied, plus finance to understand budget constraints.

  • Engage stakeholders to ensure renewal is required and scale is accurate

  • Engage the appropriate business stakeholder or vendor manager to get PO raised

  • Support Category Leads or Category Managers with SRM activities, manage allocated supplier relationships.

  • Engage with key stakeholders across the business and key functions such as Legal, Finance and HR to progress queries and act as a point of procurement contact, with support from the Category Lead and other Category Managers.

  • Engage with budget-owners to obtain key information and explain procurement processes in line with agreed process and procedures.

  • Deal with stakeholder queries escalating as appropriate.

Candidate Profile:

  • Good experience in buying / procurement (IT Professional Services e.g., developers, testers, system implementors, business analysts, etc.)

  • Commercially minded and proficient negotiator

  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)

  • 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: Excel, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Outlook; Procurement systems desirable: Ariba, Fieldglass)

  • Knowledge of Agile SOW construction, SLAs and outcome-based contracting

 

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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