Buyer - Non Food
5 months ago
The NEC is the UK’s largest event space and home to all your favourite shows and has over 40 years experience hosting the UK’s best and most exciting events.
We now have an exciting opportunity to join our Operations Procurement team, as a **Buyer** based at **The NEC** offices in the heart of the country, you can launch your career in this fast paced industry.
Our Operations Procurement Department is responsible for providing pro-active procurement support to stakeholders in relation to the process for sourcing of all indirect services with a focus on IT, Heavy Equipment and Building Works commodities to ensure that best value is achieved.
**Key Responsibiities**:
- To advise business users at all levels on the most appropriate purchasing strategy to be adopted when sourcing goods and services.
- Reviewing and negotiating contract terms.
- Supplier partnerships and relationship management.
- Review commodity spend with stakeholders on a quarterly basis identifying opportunities to leverage spend.
- Authorising new supplier set ups and managing level of risk to the company.
- Performing due diligence checks on suppliers.
**Skills and Experience**:
- Minimum 4 years relevant purchasing experience within indirect commodities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to operate at all organisational levels.
- Good negotiator particularly in price and contract negotiation.
- Team player working within cross functional teams.
- A background in building strong supplier relationships.
- Experience of cost reduction and income generation through negotiation.
- Strong commercial knowledge and excellent excel skills.
- Passion, energy, drive and commitment.
**What we offer**
Plus Group Bonus Scheme
25 days annual leave rising to 26 after one year plus all UK bank holidays
Free Onsite parking
Free lunch when office based or on site
Potential home working options for part of the week
Pension matching up to 7% and
We will provide you with a Life Assurance cover if you are actively contributing to the NEC group personal pension plan and have joined at the first opportunity or within 12 months of becoming first eligible
Private Medical Insurance funded by the company
Great Learning and Development
Employee Assistance Programme
Dental, Cash Health and Holiday Buy flexible option
Exclusive Discounts and many more great benefits
The NEC Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. NEC Group is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm, you will find a home within the NEC Group.
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