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Our Vision: Continue to be the leading UK mobile infrastructure services company.
Our Mission: To be famous for excellence in delivery, embracing transformation with our people and our customers at its heart.
We are at an exciting time in our company’s development. We've come a long way since we were first formed in 2012. From the rollout of new technologies and managing complex legislation affecting the industry, we are leading the conversation on innovation and developing sharper solutions to serve our customers better.
About the Role
The Senior Buyer will support the scoping, sourcing, negotiating, contracting and supplier management activities required for Cornerstone to realize best value from third party spend on goods and services, whilst managing risk appropriately, with a particular focus on Contract Renewals for Professional Services.
The role holder with have a broad exposure to the end-to-end Sourcing to Contract process for goods and services required by Cornerstone’s various departments to help them deliver their strategic objectives, including the scoping of business requirements, supporting and implementation of sourcing events and value generation strategies and the management of contract negotiations.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan and execute company sourcing events (RFI, RFP) for both formal tenders and ad-hoc activities for low value activities, ensuring that the Business obtains best value-for-money on targeted spend.
* Lead sourcing planning activities and facilitate cross-functional group action to deliver stakeholder projects.
* Support the on-boarding process (including NDA & PQQ) ensuring appropriate assessment of supplier risk & compliance in respect of anti-bribery laws, HSQE, Info-Sec, ESG, etc.
* Regular supplier performance reviews to maintain consistent standards and identify improvements where possible.
* Support the provision of supplier performance metrics which will assist management in making strategic supplier related decisions. Aid and support management decisions on Supplier selection and retention.
* Negotiate both new and renewal commercial contractual agreements with suppliers to ensure the service, quality, added value, total cost of ownership, security of supply and supplier’s deployment are secured, and risks and issues are mitigated.
* Develop robust negotiation plans with business partners for procurement negotiations. Gather and apply leading edge procurement negotiation thinking and practice across the organization.
* Maintain and manage the supplier contract renewal register list for low-value professional service relationships on existing Contracts.
Skills and Knowledge
* Previous experience in dealing with internal stakeholders and external organizations.
* Previous experience in implementing policies and processes.
* Strong experience in a Procurement and/or Supplier Management environment.
* Experience in supporting and delivering RFx processes and events from commencement to completion.
* Previous experience with document management.
* Good demonstrable working knowledge of MS Office, particularly Excel.
* Thorough and methodical approach with a keen eye for detail.
* Knowledge of supply chain structures and operations.
What we offer
Competitive salary and an excellent bonus structure
30 days holiday
Life insurance
Cycle to Work
Retail Discount
Competitive refer a friend scheme
Seniority level
* Associate
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Administrative and Supply Chain
* Telecommunications
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