Indirect Buyer

Job Title: Indirect Buyer

Location: Basildon, Essex / Hybrid - (3 days in office, 2 remotely)

Rate: £29.59ph Increasing to £36.56ph after 13 weeks - Umbrella Co Basis (Inside IR35)

Employment Type: Contract (Initially Approx. 12 months (maternity cover))

Hours: Standard 37.5 Hours Per Week

Job Description:

Buyer would be responsible for working with Our client's Internal Stakeholders on procurement of Indirect goods & services - specifically sourcing/ monitoring an Integrated Facility Management (IFM) service contract with an External Vendor at multiple client locations.

Responsibilities:

• Issuing orders, annual contract renewals.
• Negotiating pricing or cost saving opportunities.
• Monitoring supplier performance through KPI’s (existing or to be developed).
• Investigating issues and proposing issue resolution/ performance improvement strategies with our client stakeholders.

Skills required:

• Seeking an individual who is highly flexible, self-motivated, and an independent worker.
• Excellent English skills mandatory.
• Fully competent with Microsoft Office Tools.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills and the ability to collect and analyse highly complex data.
• Knowledge of SAP Ariba Procurement System.
• Strong business and commercial acumen and excellent written and verbal abilities.

Skills preferred:

• Negotiation skills very advantageous.
• Strong interpersonal skills including relationship building.
• Experience of working in cross functional teams is highly beneficial.
• Knowledge of Purchasing policies, procedures and systems.
• Other European languages advantageous but is not essential.

Experience required:

• Contract Management experience.

Experience preferred:

• Knowledge of our client / Indirect Purchasing.

Education required:

• Degree or relevant experience required.

Education preferred:

• Technical education/ experience.

Additional Information

Role to be based at Basildon, Laindon, Essex, working a hybrid work pattern, in a team where minimum 60% office attendance is requested. Our client's People Leader may be in another location/ country.

Travel: Requirement for overseas travel is unlikely/ minimal Travel.

This role is INSIDE IR35