Buyer

Mitie; Metropolitan Borough of Solihull; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company seeks a Buyer to support business unit strategy and sourcing activities. The successful candidate will handle supplier management programs, negotiate with suppliers for optimal value, and build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. This role is crucial to ensuring supply chain solutions align with business needs, fostering collaboration across diverse teams. This position offers the opportunity to impact cost effectiveness and quality across operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to identify cost reduction opportunities within the business.
• Experience managing and supporting a wide range of internal stakeholders.
• Familiar with strategic procurement activities.

Responsibilities

• Support on strategic procurement activities.
• Negotiate with suppliers to achieve best market value.
• Manage relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.

Skills

Sourcing

Negotiations

Supplier management

Stakeholder management

Cost reduction analysis

Job description

Delivering the exceptional, every day

• Our purpose: our expertise, care, technology, and insight create amazing work environments, helping our customers be exceptional every day.
• Our promise to our people: a place to work where you can thrive and be your best every day.
• Our promise to our customers: a trusted partner creating exceptional environments for your customers and people, adding value every day.
• Our culture - our core values and how we behave:
  • We are one Mitie: we work as one to deliver a seamless, unrivalled service. We are all in it together, if we can help a customer or colleague in any way, we will. We are one Mitie.
  • We are built on integrity and trust: integrity and trust are at the heart of all we do. We are the face of company. We treat others as we would like to be treated. We are proud to work for Mitie.
  • We go the extra mile: whether its keeping things running smoothly in a safe environment, looking for new ways to do things better or fixing problems, going the extra mile for our colleagues and customers, and keeping our promises is in our DNA.
  • Our diversity makes us stronger: we are very proud of our rich and diverse culture and backgrounds. Our diversity creates ideas and insights. Everyone at Mitie has a voice and is treated as an equal.
  • Our customers' business, is our business: we are a partner, trusted for our expertise and for putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

Job objectives and responsibilities

• The Buyer will be report into the Senior Buyer.
• Responsibility to support in business unit & category strategy development, execution, and sourcing activity, ensuring supply chain solutions are fit for purpose, aligned to business needs, and represent lowest total cost, optimal service, and highest quality with relevant impactful supply base innovation.
• Implement and maintain supplier management programs across all key areas of spend.
• Support projects across the Business Services and Soft Services team.
• To be seen as a trusted commercial partner working closely with key stakeholders.

Main duties

• Sourcing, Negotiations & Contracting
  • Support on strategic procurement activities.
  • Support on complex high value sourcing activities and negotiations, identifying new and more competitive sources of supply
  • Negotiate with and influence suppliers to achieve best market value.
  • Ability to identify cost reduction opportunities within the business.
  • Liaise with suppliers to resolve issues with performance and regularly review, suggest, and develop improvements.
  • Development of category strategies aligned to the business need.
• Stakeholder Management
  • Manage and support a wide range of internal stakeholders.
  • Supporting the development and delivery of annual targets and goals across cost, quality, reliability, and delivery.
  • Work cross-functionally with other departments and internal stakeholders.
  • Managing relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders, from aligning with internal colleagues to gather, assess and challenge business requirements to appropriately challenging external stakeholders whilst maintaining relationships.
• Supplier Management
  • Support with the Supplier Management Program covering all strategic and preferred suppliers, reviewing current processes and procedures, and identifying areas for improvement.
  • Measure supplier performance to identify areas for improvement.

Key External Relationships

• 3rd Party Suppliers
• Professional and Industry Groups

Key Internal Relationships

• Senior Buyer
• Category Lead / Category Manager
• Sector Leads
• Head of Procurement - Soft Services
• Internal Audit & Financial Teams
• Internal Stakeholder Groups
• Business Division and Finance Business Partners
• Mitie Shared Services