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Senior Buyer

4 months ago


Remote, United Kingdom Admiral Full time

About the team:


The Group Procurement department is responsible for setting and managing the governance and procurement for Admiral Group, with a direct focus on supporting the UK businesses.

The team is made up of 11 members of staff, with a team split to better serve and support our customers.

The team boasts a range of experience and talent with the aim to actively share knowledge. We love our work and all have a passion to do well. Communication, collaborative thinking and teamwork is a key part of our day-to-day work.

Job Purpose:

Responsibilities:

The role will be responsible for the following activities:

  • The sourcing of goods and services with a focus on IT categories.
  • Identify and manage the appropriate sourcing process to meet the expectation of our customers, governance and ability to drive value.
  • Work closely and collaboratively with our Customers and lead on tenders and contract renewals.
  • Provide support on the administration of Suppliers, this will range from categorising suppliers to assisting the business.
  • Manage the Supplier due diligence process, monitoring receipt of due diligence questionnaires through to the full evaluation and communicating with our customers to manage and record potential risks.
  • Provide support on the administration of contracts, this will range from updating contracts in the contract management system to reporting contract renewals and updating contract records.
  • Provide support on the raising of purchase requisitions.
  • Providing general support and completing adhoc tasks as required by Procurement Managers.
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This is not a full definition of the role but covers the main aspects and drivers for success.

Requirements:

  • A minimum of 3 years procurement experience with a strong background in tender management, contract, and supplier management.
  • MCIPS qualified or MCIPS level 5 working towards qualifications.
  • Experience managing medium highrisk tender exercises.
  • Strong stakeholder management experience at a medium to senior level.
  • Experience of using own initiative and working proactively on different tasks, while prioritising your own workload.
  • A strong track record of delivering value.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills and IT literate.

Salary, Benefits and Work-Life Balance
At Admiral, we are proud to be a diverse business where we put our people and customers first.

We have great benefits to ensure employees have a great work-life balance; it's one of the reasons we're consistently voted one of the Sunday Times Best Big Companies to Work For in the UK.

We want you to have an element of freedom to define a working lifestyle that supports this, so accommodate flexible hours wherever possible.


All colleagues will receive 33 days holiday (including banks holidays) when they join us, and this will increase with length of service, up to a maximum of 38 days (including banks holidays).

You also have the option to buy or sell up to five days of annual leave in addition to your allocation.

You can also view some of our other key benefits here.

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