Senior Buyer

Black Fox Solutions; Northern Ireland; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning public-sector body in Northern Ireland is seeking a Senior Buyer to join their team on a permanent full-time basis. The ideal candidate will have strong procurement expertise in category management and experience in complex tender processes. This role offers a competitive salary of £32,564 - £38,269 along with benefits including hybrid working and an enhanced pension.

Benefits

Enhanced pension

Hybrid working

Other benefits

Qualifications

• Strong procurement experience in category management for goods, works or services.
• Extensive experience conducting complex tenders and negotiations.
• Experience with eProcurement systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop complex specifications and manage the tender process.
• Prepare annual category plans to achieve key performance indicators.
• Establish and maintain relationships with customers.
• Manage stakeholder expectations and supplier performance.
• Ensure legal compliance of procurement operations.

Skills

Procurement

Category management

Tender process management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

eProcurement systems

Relationship building

Job description

Overview

Senior Buyer – Co. Antrim

Salary - £32,564 - £38,269 – benefits – hybrid working, enhanced pension, plus other benefits

This is your opportunity to join an award-winning public-sector body who are seeking for a Senior Buyer to join their successful team on a permanent full-time basis

Qualifications

• Strong procurement experience in category management for goods, works or services
• Extensive experience conducting complex tenders across a range of commodities, services or works, to include sourcing prices, negotiating and implementing value for money.
• Experience in the use of eProcurement systems

Responsibilities

• Assist in the develop of complex specifications and carry out tender process leading to contract award for a range of commodities, services or works.
• Prepare and deliver annual category plans and achieve key performance indicators, focusing on value for money and delivery of benefits including Sustainability.
• Establish and maintain relationships with customers to identify needs and provide advice on current and future requirements.
• Manage stakeholder expectations through the identification of stakeholder management techniques.
• Identify opportunities to reduce duplication and streamline process for goods, services and works procurement, across all designated areas and associated customers.
• Manage major suppliers’ performance against contracts or other arrangements.
• Ensure legal compliance of tendering and contract award activities and to manage risk across relevant aspect of procurement operations.
• Plan, coordinate and deliver the input of indirect reports, colleagues and specialists, as appropriate to deliver the procurement projects.
• Other adhoc duties

Skills

Procurement, buyer, purchasing, Supply chain