Buyer

6 days ago

Glasgow, United Kingdom Randstad Enterprise Full time

Job title: Buyer (Sourcing)


Locations: Glasgow (or Knutsford, Manchester, Northampton)


Contract length: 6 months initially, potential for permanent


Day rate: £250 to £350 per day (depending on experience) PAYE - Inside IR35


Randstad Sourceright, a leading provider of RPO & MSP Recruitment Services is currently recruiting for a Buyer with Sourcing experience to join a leading bank, with offices based in Manchester, Northampton, Knutsford and Glasgow. Initially the contract will be for 6 months but likely to extend or become permanent.


The role will offer a hybrid working model and be based out of either the Manchester, Northampton, Glasgow or Knutsford office 2 days per week.


The Role:

The Buyer is responsible for owning a portfolio of sourcing deals (new contracts, renewals, extensions, orders) of varying value levels, risk levels depending on the level of the role.

You will be providing sourcing and category execution support for specific categories of spend.


Key Responsibilities:

  • Engaging with business stakeholders to understand the demand, requirements and support the best commercial outcome
  • Agreeing the sourcing approach with the category lead (e.g. RFX process, single source renewal/negotiation) aligned to the category strategy
  • Execution of the process following processes and controls through to contract signature and hand over to the supplier manager
  • Additional work on category planning (e.g. renewals pipeline development, spend analysis) may be required to support the category manager


Key skills & Qualifications:

  • Experience of end to end Sourcing process ideally Financial Services or in a similarly regulated environment for categories in scope of the role
  • Structured approach to planning and execution ensuring key stakeholders and procurement colleagues are appraised of progress, plans and blockers
  • Ability to work at pace with but with control at the front of mind
  • Comfortable operating in complex matrixed environments
  • Self-starter, proactive and quick to learn process, controls and tools
  • Good interpersonal skills to engage and influence stakeholders
  • Good collaborative style with other Procurement and Bank teams



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