Buyer - Indirect

Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS); Chichester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Indirect Buyer to join their dynamic procurement team. This role is crucial for managing the tender process and optimizing procurement efficiencies across various indirect spend categories, including facilities and logistics. As part of a growing organization, you will have the opportunity to influence procurement strategies and enhance supplier relationships. If you're a proactive self-starter with a passion for procurement and negotiation, this could be your chance to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in indirect procurement or willingness to manage these areas.
• Ability to run the tender process cradle-to-grave.

Responsibilities

• Manage the tender process for indirect spend areas including contract award.
• Collaborate with key suppliers and manage supplier relationships.

Skills

Tendering

Negotiation

Supplier Relationship Management

Stakeholder Liaison

Market Intelligence

Job description

Successful market-leader requires an Indirect Buyer. Applicants should have experience of tendering, negotiating and ideally indirect/services procurement, or a willingness to manage these spend areas.

The Buyer - Indirect will join a procurement team of Buyers and Senior Buyers with responsibility for managing the tender process, cradle-to-grave. This is very much a generalist indirect procurement role with services such as facilities, vending, stationary, office furniture, PPE, uniforms, fleet, transport and capex/machinery falling within scope. The organisation is on an exciting growth trajectory and the Buyer - Indirect will be able to play a significant role in supporting management and optimizing procurement efficiencies, to keep pace with the business change.

Specific duties of the Buyer - Indirect include:

1. Supply market intelligence activities across indirect spend areas
2. Stakeholder liaison across facilities, logistics, HR, etc. to understand requirements from the supply chain
3. Ownership of the tendering process for indirect spend areas, cradle-to-grave including contract award
4. Supplier relationship management - collaborate closely with key suppliers; KPIs, reviews, collaboration, etc.
5. Spot negotiation activity
6. Identify and seek to mitigate supply chain risk
7. Support Procurement Management in the development of broader sourcing and category strategies

Buyer - Indirect applicants should meet the following criteria:

1. Experience across indirect spend categories such as facilities, vending, stationary, office furniture, PPE, uniforms, fleet, transport and capex/machinery or an interest/willingness to manage these areas
2. Ability to run the tender process cradle-to-grave
3. Demonstrable experience in supplier negotiations
4. Ability to manage reports and trackers
5. A collaborative, pro-active self-starter