Senior Indirect Procurement Specialist

• Senior Indirect Procurement Specialist
• Contract: 12 months
• Rate: 34- 46 per hour
• IR35 Status: Inside IR35
• Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire
• 37.5h, 4 day working week Monday to Thursday
• Hybrid
• Must be able to obtain SC security clearance

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Undertaking the procurement processes including issuing RFQ?s, Invitation to Tender, negotiating Terms and Conditions, bid evaluation, and award of contract.
• Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements and purchase orders within this limit.
• Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
• Providing expertise, support, advice and guidance to internal customers on procurement policy and procedures including contract management.
• Managing and monitoring contracts to ensure all parties meet their contractual obligations.
• Achieving the successful delivery of procurements including the management of schedule, applying extensive supply chain expertise, and demonstrating full knowledge of, and successful interactions with other related disciplines.
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and that risks are identified and managed.
• Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and issues and risks are fully understood and managed.

• Proven experience as an Indirect Buyer
• Buying for Facilities Management Hard and Soft services.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Proven experience in Minor Works Projects - office refurbishment projects typically 10k - 500k
• Capital Acquisition of manufacturing machinery and IT equipment.
• Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing and advanced procurement techniques/tools.
• Excellent commercial skills with the ability to analyse and negotiate best-value agreements
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholders? expectations at a variety of levels.
• Data literate with strong analytical skills.
• Highly motivated, determined, and committed individual with a proven record of achieving cost saving targets/objectives.
• Proven Supplier Relationship Management skills
• Understanding of related disciplines/departments within a design and manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work assignments without significant/appreciable direction, exercising considerable latitude in determining approaches to assignments.
• Extensive Contract Management experience.

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