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 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. Travel: Requirement for overseas travel is unlikely/ minimal Travel. This role is INSIDE IR35