Operational Buyer - Leicester

Operational Buyer - Leicester

1st Executive have been exclusively retained to work on an Operational Buyer Vacancy in Leicester. You will be managing low level low risk procurement across a range of sites within the business. You will therefore need to be able to travel across the region.

Key accountabilities:

• Review requisitions against standard rules.
• Identify appropriate purchase route for delivery of service / goods to include supplier selection and commercial terms / payment method.
• Management of regional tender activity in a timely manner, ensuring effective communication with stakeholders is maintained throughout.
• Record tender and added value benefits on a monthly basis to support the Procurement roadmap targets.
• Management of supplier catalogues in conjunction with Group Procurement ensuring all catalogue content is correct and covers required spend areas.
• Channelling local and adhoc spend into preferred supplier catalogues
• Centralisation and management of all contracts outside of national contracts.
• Approval of contracts to be undertaken by Group Procurement Director or appropriate Legal Director.
• Support contract creation outside of national contracts.
• Achieve strong, collaborative, and sustainable relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.

Essential Experience:

• 3yrs General Procurement experience in a number of key category areas.
• Experience in Construction or Manufacturing industries
• Knowledge of purchasing systems.
• Drafting and development of performance metrics (SLAs and KPIs).
• Assisting end users in drafting and developing specifications, statements of work etc...
• Drafting tender documentation.
• Management of the tender process.
• Gravitas to influence at all levels of management.
• Working to and recording delivery of key financial targets and KPI's.

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