Job Title: Indirect Buyer
Location: Basildon, Essex / Hybrid - (3 days in office, 2 remotely)
Rate: £29.59ph Increasing to £36.56ph after 13 weeks – Umbrella Co Basis (Inside IR35)
Employment Type: Contract (Initially Approx. 12 months (maternity cover))
Hours: Standard 37.5 Hours Per Week
Reference: FBuyer
Job Description:
Buyer would be responsible for working with Our client's Internal Stakeholders on procurement of Indirect goods & services – specifically sourcing/ monitoring an Integrated Facility Management (IFM) service contract with an External Vendor at multiple client locations.
Responsibilities:
* Issuing orders, annual contract renewals.
* Negotiating pricing or cost saving opportunities.
* Monitoring supplier performance through KPI’s (existing or to be developed).
* Investigating issues and proposing issue resolution/ performance improvement strategies with our client stakeholders.
Skills required:
* Seeking an individual who is highly flexible, self-motivated, and an independent worker.
* Excellent English skills mandatory.
* Fully competent with Microsoft Office Tools.
* Excellent numerical and analytical skills and the ability to collect and analyse highly complex data.
* Knowledge of SAP Ariba Procurement System.
* Strong business and commercial acumen and excellent written and verbal abilities.
Skills preferred:
* Negotiation skills very advantageous.
* Strong interpersonal skills including relationship building.
* Experience of working in cross functional teams is highly beneficial.
* Knowledge of Purchasing policies, procedures and systems.
* Other European languages advantageous but is not essential.
Experience required:
* Contract Management experience.
Experience preferred:
* Knowledge of our client / Indirect Purchasing.
Education required:
* Degree or relevant experience required.
Education preferred:
* Technical education/ experience.
Additional Information:
Role to be based at Basildon, Laindon, Essex, working a hybrid work pattern, in a team where minimum 60% office attendance is requested. Our client's People Leader may be in another location/ country.
This role is INSIDE IR35.
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Our Clients are unable to provide sponsorship for Tier 2 General Visas; therefore, only candidates eligible to work in the UK need apply!
Caresoft Global Limited operates as an Employment Business and Employment Agency.
We are an independent highly-experienced recruitment consultancy dedicated to specialist markets within the Automotive, Aerospace, Agricultural & Construction Industries.
No terminology within this advert is intended to unlawfully discriminate on the grounds of age, sex, race or disability and we welcome all applications.
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