Strategic Senior Buyer

2 weeks ago


Hertfordshire, United Kingdom LHH Recruitment Solutions Full time

**Strategic Senior Buyer,Indirect Procurement**

**Location**:Hertfordshire

**Summary**:My client is an organisation in the technology and digital focusing on innovation and digital transformation. Their primary focus is to look for people who can contribute to their great working culture of growth, agility, diversity,and inclusion. They specialise in Digital, Software Development, Technology Consulting. The role will support the development of the sector and procurement strategy to promote procurement capabilities. Hybrid working pattern, once a week in the office.

**The role**:The role entails across managing supplier management, contract negotiation and legal perimeters with implementation of strategic procurement strategy.

**Responsibilities**:

- Managing the end to end of contract negotiations, renewal and cost approvals
- Strong communication skills with internal and external stakeholders
- Managing strong supplier management processes and key suppliers utilising esourcing tools
- Expert in managing supplier relationships and dealing with supplier negotiations on pricing in order to deliver savings, reduce risk and deliver commercial value
- To increase strategic sourcing using spend analytics and contractual data
- Working closely with Procurement Business Partner ensuring the procurement controls, policies and processes are adhered by the business, developing new controls where appropriate
- Identifying supplier and procurement risk through all stages of supplier engagement
- Methods in procurement process in tendering process using (RFI/RFP/E-auctions)
- Strong usage of technology to increase efficiencies

**What you need to succeed**:

- MCIPS preferred or willingness to study for MCIPS
- Team player with strong communication skills
- Project management or change skills preferred
- Having a broad mindset with high agility work ethics
- Strong procurement technology experiences is a plus
- Strong indirect procurement strategy
- People skills with the ability to motivate and influence others with strong negotiation skills
- Able to manage stakeholders with strong communication/interpersonal skills with building key relationships
- Relationship management skills and contract negotiation experience
- Curious, willing to learn and a team player with motivation to succeed


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