Indirects Buyer - FTC - 12 months potential to permanent

Our client a Major Global, organisation who are undergoing significant growth are now seeking an experience Buyer with category experience within Professional Services - HR, Marketing, IT, Consultancy, Legal or Audit for a contract role. There is high potential of this role converting to a permanent position after this time.

Key skills required

Ability to deliver savings and improvements in KPIs across key Procurement imperatives of cost, risk, quality, service, growth, innovation and governance

• Delivery of saving targets using procurement best practice across spends categories assigned.
• Develop and deliver a portfolio of savings and value adding projects that will reduce the total acquisition cost of spend as measured and documented through the savings process
• Drive local procurement initiatives through implementation of Global Sourcing Strategies and local RFQ's in conjunction with key business partners.
• Identify, develop and deliver initiatives by working with internal customers as Lead Business Partner
• Ensure compliance with Procurement Policy
• Support category managers as appropriate

Person Specification:

• Ability to develop relationships with key customers and suppliers.
• Able to engage with senior leaders
• Excellent Word, Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Tenacious and works with integrity and can be relied on to achieve savings within deadlines agreed
• Able to support other procurement areas as required.
• Rigorous approach to data
• Ideally studying CIPS and graduate level qualifications
• Takes pride in own work ensuring a right first time approach.