Sourcing Hub and Contract Buyer

A Market Leading Utilities client based in Warwick require an accomplished Buyer with proven experience in procurement to join them for an exciting and challenging engagement.

For this opportunity you will be an employee of ourselves working on site with the client while being rewarded with a strong salary, holidays, pension, certification opportunities and more!

Job Title: Buyer

Duration: Ajilon Consultant (See below)

Location: Warwick - Hybrid 2-3 days per week onsite

Interviews: ASAP 1

Start: ASAP

Salary: £ 40,100 Pro Rata plus extensive benefits (as below) + 5% Bonus

Key Skills & Experience:

• Experience in running sourcing and contract management processes across various category areas
• Commercial mindset with a focus on delivering best value
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong negotiation, contract drafting, and contract management knowledge
• Intermediate proficiency in MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, and MS Word
• Willingness and ability to gather personal experience and knowledge on commercial landscape, procurement processes, regulations and practice for the relevant (sub)categories

The Role:

As a Buyer, you will play a crucial role in Supporting lower value and lower risk sourcing and contract management activities for assigned spend categories. Key activities will include spend data analysis, supply market research, identification and qualification of potential vendors, preparation of tender documentation, management of competitive sourcing processes, analysis of bidder responses, negotiation, contract award and contract mobilisation. Your responsibilities will include:

• On behalf of the Category and Project teams deliver sourcing projects with associated savings and other benefits
• Carry out contract management activities for a portfolio of suppliers on behalf of the category team
• Preparing tender documentation
• Qualify changes required to contracts, communicating effectively with the relevant Category Lead the need and details of the change, planning for the contract change and implementing with support from the Category Lead as required
• Coach and support junior members of the Sourcing & Contract Management Hub team
• Flexibility to support and undertake any other duties according to the needs of the Procurement function, including management and delivery of tactical sourcing and analytics work as required

**Ajilon Consultant**

You will be an integral part of Ajilon (Adecco), a FTSE500 Global organisation with over 52 clients and sole supplier to the biggest organisations in the country and the world. You will be employed by ourselves as an Ajilon Consultant working onsite with our client where you will receive a regular salary, annual bonus payment, pension contributions, holiday and sick pay, plus a number of additional benefits such as medical insurance, income protection, critical illness and life insurance, access to our discounted benefits website and library of online training materials and future career and certification opportunities.

This great opportunity is being offered on a PAYE basis which means a LTD/Umbrella company cannot be used.

If you feel you have the skills and experience and want to hear more about this role 'apply now' to declare your interest in this opportunity with our client. Your application will be observed by our dedicated team.

We will respond to all successful applicants ASAP however, please be advised that we will always look to contact you further from this time should we need further applicants or if other opportunities arise relevant to your skillset.

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