Category Buyer

1 week ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Sage Group PLC Full time

We are recruiting for a Category Buyer to join the Sage Group Procurement team. This role is accountable for strategic sourcing advice for spend across Corporate functions including outsourcing, HR, benefits, L&D and recruitment.
The role will be based at Sage’s global headquarters in Newcastle and will be aligned to our global corporate team. Through collaboration with the Category Managers the Buyer will execute procurement projects covering the whole procurement lifecycle and will have direct interface with stakeholders on these projects. Depending on experience the Buyer will have ownership of specific sub-categories and will develop category strategies accordingly under the guidance of the relevant Category Manager.
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**Key Responsibilities**
- Contribute to the development of category strategies by assessing and understanding internal requirements and supply markets to identify potential suppliers that can meet long term business needs.
- Complete opportunity assessments to identify incremental value add to the category strategies and sourcing activities.
- Supporting the deployment of the agreed sourcing approach, including developing and leading RFPs within assigned sub-categories.
- Complete supplier bid evaluations and analysis. Complete effective supplier evaluation and selection processes.
- Work with the Sage legal team to negotiate commercially robust contracts which protect Sage’s interests and create value.
- Implement appropriate supplier performance and relationship management to ensure improved and sustained supplier performance.
- Ensure contracts are awarded in accordance with all relevant procedures and policies including Procurement lifecycle Policy, Delegation of Authority, Delegation of Signing Authority.
- Support the inclusion if relevant sustainability measures into category strategies.

Skills, Know-how and Experience
We’re looking for someone with experience working in a similar role, able to demonstrate knowledge of the end-to-end procurement process and a track record of delivering value to the business. You’ll be able to demonstrate the following:
- Good team player and also able to act autonomously once directed
- Strong communication and influencing skills.
- Good knowledge and understanding across corporate sub-categories.
- Ability to compute complex data and information effectively and present the outputs clearly.
- Commercially aware.
- Ability to operate effectively in a global organisation.
- Strong planning and organisational skills.
- Sound understanding of project management principles and capacity to manage project milestones, timelines, resources, and costs.
- Sound logical, analytical, and quantitative skills.

Technical / professional qualifications:

- CIPS qualifications preferred but not essential

More good stuff
Our comprehensive total rewards program includes:
- Generous pension and bonus schemes
- Enhanced parental leave
- Hybrid working
- Work abroad scheme - Up to 10 weeks a year
- On-going training and professional development
- Paid 5 days to volunteer through our Sage Foundation
- And, so much more

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