Lead Buyer

Description:

Lead Buyer
Location: Stevenage
Salary: Up to £50,000
Package
* Bonus of up to £2000
* Pension contribution of up to 14%
* Annual salary review
* Paid overtime and Up to 15 days flexi leave
* 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
* Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking, gym.
* Excellent career progression and development opportunities
We currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Buyer, working for an award-winning business who invest heavily in their staff, offering training, personal development and career progression opportunities. With a long order book, they are a stable business who have been growing over a number of years.
The Information Management procurement team lead all aspects of IT and software spend across the Group. This includes Enterprise Software, SaaS and Software Services, Engineering & Manufacturing Software, Networks, Telecoms, Hardware, Printing, Cyber Security and outsourced Front and Back Office Services. The team is transversal, giving you the opportunity to specialise in one area, or to develop into new ones to broaden your knowledge. If you have skills in any one of these areas, or are have skills in one area and are looking to develop into new areas of IM procurement, then we would be pleased to discuss how you might best fit within the team!
You will work in partnership with our internal customers to lead procurement competitions in the UK or at Group level, develop our procurement pipeline working with Group Category Managers, champion the right relationships with our partners and suppliers, and deliver the right procurement outcomes for the business. This role is one where you can run and build competitions both in the U.K. and contribute in a truly international context.
Your role would sit within "Group Digital and Mobility Services Domain", which consists of c. twenty-five procurement professionals based in Stevenage, Rome and Paris. This Domain leads all aspects of IM, software, transformation and innovation, travel and communications. It is part of a wider international Indirect team of c. 65 people. Indirect Procurement acts as a real business partner and utilises procurement standard process. We have an excellent reputation for attracting and nurturing talent, developing individual potential and providing opportunities to learn and grow. We are keen to offer flexibility and hybrid working, making this role unique in us being able tailor the role to meet individual needs of the right candidate!
There are few procurement roles that offer such as exciting mix of international working, a dynamic and flexible working pattern, and the potential for career development within a growing and constantly-evolving company.
Lead Buyer skills and qualifications required:
* Someone who understands software and IT procurement
* Ideally, willing to or working towards MCIPS qualification.
* Well-developed communication, negotiation, analytical and interpersonal skills with a strong ability to influence at all levels
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