Indirect Buyer

Location: This role is offered on a permanent basis. It is a hybrid role, offering a combination of being able to work remotely and at our Corby site._

**About the opportunity**

As a dynamic and rapidly changing organisation, we are growing fast and implementing some key programmes that will accelerate the delivery of our strategy, The RS Way, and take us beyond current aspirations, propelling us into an amazing future.

The purpose of our Indirect Procurement function is to work with the business to deliver scalable Commercial and Procurement solutions. Our mission is to procure responsibly, reduce cost to serve and deliver excellent third-party solutions across the business. We are responsible for optimising and driving value across all indirect spend.

As the Indirect Sourcing Buyer for Logistics, you will support senior stakeholders across the Supply Chain & Logistics teams, acting as a single point of contact to purchase goods and services in line with Global processes, category plans and principles.

**What you will do**
- Accountable for executing procurement activities against the Supply Chain strategy in relation to all transport modes including: Air, Sea, Road, and Rail.
- Responsible for buying and sourcing of indirect goods and services within Logistics, ensuring a balance between cost, quality, time and risk.
- Leading local and international tenders.
- Identifying and delivering competitive tendering, negotiation, and market engagement.
- Work effectively with local carrier account managers and influence at Global account level.
- Manage the total cost of operating, including potential costs of switching carriers.

**A bit about you**
- Experience working in a Logistics procurement role.
- Experience of procuring and negotiating contracts related to the provision of: Multi-modal Logistics, Warehousing, Dangerous Goods, Customs Brokerage, and related services.
- Specific experience working with a variety of transport carriers including the global parcel integrators, domestic parcel carriers across EMEA and APAC and freight forwarders is desirable.
- Experience of working globally across Logistics and Supply Chain operations, particularly in parcel-based businesses.
- Ability to develop rapport and trust to lead sourcing and evaluation with key stakeholders in a virtual environment.
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of Source to Contract, Contract Authoring and Negotiation and Contract Management.
- High energy and passionate about adding commercial value.

**We are RS Group.**

RS Group is a global integrated omni-channel solutions partner for industrial B2B customers who design, build, and maintain industrial equipment and operations. We are a FTSE 100 company with £2 billion in revenue, operating in 32 countries, shipping 60,000 parcels a day to over 1.2 million customers worldwide.

Our Vision is to be first choice for all our stakeholders, and we know that starts with our people. At RS we want everyone to show up to work as themselves and know that they will be supported and encouraged to develop and grow. We want work to be a place that excites and empowers, a place where you can be passionate and challenge people to think differently.

We want to hire the best talent, people who share our values and understand that when we act with respect and humility, we can do great things. That’s why we’ve put our purpose at the heart of our organisation, we want to make amazing happen for a better world. We empower our people to make a difference, innovate to make more possible and deliver to make it happen.

**Are you ready to explore the possibilities?