Senior Buyer
Posted 1 day ago by Morson Talent
£600 Per day
Inside
Remote
Warwick
Summary: The Senior Buyer role focuses on Labour and Subcontract Management within a leading technology business, requiring the individual to support the Labour team in delivering a structured sourcing and fulfilment strategy. The position involves managing internal and external stakeholders, negotiating contracts, and ensuring supplier performance throughout the contract lifecycle. The role is remote with occasional travel to Warwick and is classified as inside IR35.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the delivery of a structured sourcing and fulfilment strategy aimed at achieving efficiencies and cost savings.
- Ensure appropriate use of corporate and functional processes and tools.
- Manage internal and external stakeholders effectively.
- Deliver corporate and functional strategic priorities.
- Create and implement commercial strategies for Labour and related spend.
- Support RFx activities, sourcing processes, negotiation, and contracting for high-value categories.
- Evaluate suppliers during the onboarding process and implement iProcurement strategy category code management.
- Negotiate flow-down terms for non-complex agreements with minimal supervision.
- Oversee ongoing supplier performance and relationship management throughout the contract lifetime.
- Support corporate and functional business continuity and disaster recovery planning.
- Assist in the maintenance of the approved supplier list (ASL) and ensure category codes are fit for purpose.
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and support the creation of procurement reports and departmental metrics.
- Complete Telent Project Lifecycle gateway deliverables in a timely manner.
Key Skills:
- Experience in a procurement or commercial environment.
- Experience in Tier 1, Tier 2 Civils or M & E background is advantageous.
- Intermediate to high level of understanding of IR35 regulations.
- Experience in managing Agents and Master Service Providers.
- Strong interpersonal, organisational, and communication skills.
- Understanding of procurement principles and practices.
- High attention to detail and ability to achieve data accuracy.
- Confidence in handling large volumes of data from various sources.
- Degree / HND / HNC or equivalent in an appropriate discipline or professional qualification MCIPS, preferably Chartered status.
- Depth and breadth of experience may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications.
Salary (Rate): £600/day
City: Warwick
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Detailed Description From Employer:
Senior Buyer – Labour/Subcontract Management
Duration: 6 months +
Location: Remote working (occasional travel to Warwick)
Rate: £500 - £600 p/d (inside IR35)
Our client is a leading technology business who currently require the services of a Senior Buyer to join their business and support their Labour team.
Key Objectives:
- Work within the function to support the delivery of a structured sourcing and fulfilment strategy targeted to deliver significant efficiencies and cost savings, demonstrating value.
- Responsible to ensure appropriate use of corporate and functional processes and tools.
- Responsible for management of internal and external stakeholders.
- Support delivery of corporate and functional strategic priorities.
- Responsible for the creation and implementation of the designated commercial strategies for Labour and related spend.
- Support for all RFx activities, sourcing process, negotiation and contracting activities for high value categories.
- Responsible for the evaluation of suppliers as part of supplier on-boarding process and implementation of i Procurement strategy category code management in line with Category strategy.
- Responsible for negotiation of flow-down terms for non-complex agreements with minimal supervision.
- Responsible for on-going supplier performance and supplier relationship management throughout the contract lifetime, including inputs to risk register and risk mitigation strategies.
- Support input into corporate and functional business continuity and disaster recovery plan.
Deliverables include:
- Support of RFx activities for both Bid tenders and Projects including creation and issue of NDA’s.
- Support for maintenance of approved supplier list (ASL).
- Ensuring category codes are fit for purpose.
- Responsible for creation of iProcurement strategy.
- Responsible for Supplier on-boarding and evaluation.
- Support investigations of supplier performance failures and work with SQA team to find resolutions.
- Support supplier relationship management and develop best-fit business review schedule, in line with supplier classification.
- Responsible for identification of continuous improvement opportunities.
- Support with the creation and production of procurement reports and departmental metrics.
- Support completion of Telent Project Lifecycle gateway deliverables in a timely manner.
Experience:
- Must have experience in a procurement or commercial environment.
- Advantageous to have experience in Tier 1, Tier 2 Civils or M & E Background.
- Intermediate to high level of understanding of IR35 regulations.
- Experience in managing Agents and Master Service Provider.
- Strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills.
- Understanding of procurement principles, practices and the value that Procurement can bring.
- A high attention to detail and ability to achieve high levels of data accuracy.
- Confidence and ability to handle large volumes of data from different sources.
Skills/Qualifications: (Attained or working towards)
- Degree / HND / HNC or equivalent in an appropriate discipline.
- Or Professional qualification MCIPS, preferably Chartered status.
- Depth and breadth of experience may be considered where these qualifications have not been obtained.
For more information, please contact Scarlet Wilson.