Procurement Category Buyer

1 month ago

London, United Kingdom The Salvation Army Full time

**Working hours**:Minimum of 35 hours per week with a requirement to attend the London office a minimum of 40% per month

**Interview date**: To be confirmed

One of the UK’s most inspiring and best known faith-based organisations, The Salvation Army, is looking for two proactive and commercially aware **Procurement Category Buyers** to build on the General Indirect and Property category plans we’ve already delivered and the opening of a new Headquarters building opening in August 2023.

**Key Responsibilities**:Our Procurement team is responsible for making a major contribution to our mission and vision through a focus on value for money for every £ spent. We also protect the reputation of the Salvation Army through ethical procurement and ensuring that fit for purpose suppliers and contracts are put in place to meet the diverse needs of the organisation.

As a Category Buyer, you’ll be responsible for sourcing a range of equipment, goods and services and managing a variety of vendors. That will involve performing strategic procurement activities across your defined portfolio of sub-categories of spend. It will also involve maintaining up-to-date market expertise in order to work closely with key stakeholders to develop and execute category plans that achieve our objectives, including best value, whilst managing procurement risk.
- Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (or working towards this qualification) and, ideally, a degree level or equivalent education
- Experience in the General Indirect (Corporate Services) and Property category areas and category management in general, including running tenders for a variety of good and services
- Strong day-to-day project planning, delivery and management skills
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills and a flair for analysis and problem solving
- Proven experience of managing a wide group of internal stakeholders with differing priorities
- Ideally, a background in either a Commercial, Government or Not for Profit Procurement function

**In the job profile you will find the criteria required for the role please make sure that you address this in your supporting statement as this forms the basis of our shortlisting.**

**Promoting equality in the workplace and as a disability confident scheme employer, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy.

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