Category Buyer - Indirect

JR United Kingdom; London; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Indirect Buyer to enhance their procurement team. This role offers a unique opportunity to engage in strategic sourcing across diverse indirect categories, such as HR and Business Services. You'll play a pivotal role in developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier contracts, and fostering stakeholder relationships. With a strong emphasis on professional development, the company is committed to mentoring you as you grow your procurement expertise. If you're an enthusiastic individual ready to take on new challenges in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Pension

Holidays

Bonus

Hybrid Working

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in a buyer role focusing on indirect procurement.
• Strong numeric and analytical skills for creative problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Develop sourcing strategies for various indirect subcategories.
• Manage supplier contracts and maintain strong relationships.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

A well-known, market leading healthcare firm is looking for an Indirect Buyer to support the delivery of strategic sourcing on a designated range of cross-functional projects.

As a buyer, you will run point on end-to-end sourcing across a variety of indirect subcategories, provide support to and develop numerous stakeholder relationships, and enable cost reduction across the business.

This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your procurement experience in a diverse range of indirect subcategories, whilst being mentored and supported by a dedicated team in the Procurement function, who will invest in your professional development.

What the role involves:

• Developing sourcing strategies and supporting projects for Indirect subcategories, such as HR, hard and soft FM, Business Services, and Non-Clinical Products.
• Undertaking administrative activities to ensure the effective functioning of the Procurement team.
• Executing management of supplier contracts, to ensure strong working relationships are maintained.
• Executing end-to-end tendering across a range of Indirect subcategories.

The person we hope to find:

• 1-2 years’ experience in a buyer role, with experience of supporting on procurement in an Indirect category.
• Proactive and enthusiastic.
• Strong numeric, analytical, verbal and reasoning skills; capable of developing creative solutions to problems using market insight.
• Outstanding interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

Salary and benefits:

Up to £40,000 + pension + holidays + bonus + hybrid working & much more.

If you are an enthusiastic Junior Buyer looking for a new challenge and are interested in working for an organisation who view Procurement as an integral part of their business with a focus on developing successful careers this is the opportunity for you.

To be considered, please apply directly, or email your latest CV and contact details to [emailprotected]