Senior Buyer - Capex & Lifecycle - Milton Keynes

Senior Buyer - Capex & Lifecycle

Salary: £54,000 - £58,000 per annum

Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week (hybrid working available)

In this role, you are responsible for maximizing value through Procurement by strategically managing the UK supplier spend and identify opportunities that drive sustainable improvement in cost, quality, service and innovation.

The role is to support 5 PFI contracts across the UK with the primary category responsibility being Capex & Life Cycle, however support may be required on other categories such as MRO, Business Services, Fleet, Energy, Facilities when required.

Project Management experience is a plus.

Your experience will have been gained ideally in a fast paced, dynamic and very technical industry where the emphasis is on relationships, solution benefit, meeting challenging targets and delivering business needs.

Your key responsibilities:

• Drive and ensure suppliers are held accountable for meeting continuous improvement and productivity initiatives
• Negotiate new contracts from start to finish directly with suppliers
• Creating a category strategy of 1, 3 and 5 years from spend analysis and specific criteria from the category
• Support to the other members of the Procurement team in the management of the business’ Procurement functional processes and controls, as well as support to cross-business functional training & development initiatives.
• Working with Engineering and Operations to identify and schedule procurement activities
• Work with Legal to identify which forms of contract to use for specific packages
• Implement and manage procurement tendering activities, preparing tender documentation and participate in supplier and contractor negotiations
• Liaise with suppliers and manage relationships
• Maintain procurement program and progress report for all live projects and all relevant aspects to provide regular updates
• Ensure the Company is not exposed to unnecessary or excessive risks or claims as part of the procurement process

Requirements

Essential criteria for this role:

• Minimum 4-5 years’ experience as a Procurement professional
• Experience to negotiate new contracts from start to finish directly with suppliers
• Experience in creating a category strategy of 1, 3 and 5 years from spend analysis and specific criteria from the category
• Ability to manage full tender process
• Experience in NEC specific contract & NEC sourcing
• Procurement experience in an engineering-focused business
• Ability to work collaboratively and implement strategic sourcing opportunities
• Knowledge of the strategic sourcing process and practical application to sourcing projects with a history of achieving YOY savings
• Mobility & flexibility to travel across UK sites every week

Benefits

• A competitive salary
• Enhanced employer contribution pension plan.
• 33 days annual leave entitlement including statutory holidays
• Numerous opportunities for career development – we have a history of promoting from within.
• Access to our wellbeing and reward platform from Day 1.