Indirect Buyer

Portfolio Procurement; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced Indirect Buyer to manage procurement for various indirect categories. The ideal candidate will drive cost-saving initiatives, consult with internal stakeholders, and demonstrate strong negotiation skills. Experience in IT or Professional Services is preferred. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with cross-functional teams to achieve procurement goals.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in indirect procurement, ideally in IT or Professional Services.
• Demonstrated success leading sourcing activities from analysis to negotiation.
• Strong understanding of procurement principles.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership for identifying cost-saving initiatives.
• Manage daily operations of Indirect categories.
• Consult with stakeholders to understand service requirements.
• Extract and analyze data to drive value.

Skills

Indirect procurement experience

Negotiation skills

Market analysis

Strong understanding of strategic procurement

Job description

Overview

Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading West Yorkshire based client to recruit for an Indirect Buyer.

Purpose of job

Purpose of job:

• Take ownership for identifying and driving cost saving initiatives throughout the group on all Indirect spend.
• To be responsible for the daily management of Indirect categories
• Consult with Internal stakeholders where appropriate to understand their requirements for services
• Extract and analyse data to identify opportunities to drive value or consolidate suppliers in the category.
• Maintain good relationships.

Key Skills and Experience

• Proven experience in indirect procurement, ideally with exposure to IT, Technology or Professional Services categories.
• Demonstrated success leading end-to-end sourcing activities, from market analysis and supplier selection to tendering and negotiation.
• Strong understanding of strategic procurement principles
• Confident negotiator with working knowledge of contract law and commercial agreements