IT Senior Buyer - Major Projects

IT Senior Buyer | Indirect Procurement | Market Leading Energy Firm | Private & Public Procurement | West Midlands, Birmingham, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Surrey, Berkshire, Reading - Hybrid | £50,000 - £60,000 + Bonus + Double Matched Pension up to 12%

A market leading Civil Infrastructure & Utilities giant at the forefront of growth and investment seeks several hires across newly created roles in their strategic procurement function. They've set a clear and achievable agenda to strive for a greener, cleaner United Kingdom as they strive for nationwide net zero.

The indirect procurement professional will be tasked contributing to impactful infrastructure projects that support the UK's net zero goals. You'll be working within a strategic procurement function where you'll be responsible for leading IT procurement activities across the end-to-end function to facilitate effective procurement category strategy and high-value IT procurement projects.

The role will support the development, delivery and implementation of effective category strategies to bring about value creation across the procured IT spend base.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Procurement Manager in value creation across IT procurement spend by leveraging volume, quality, forecasting, supplier innovation, exploring non-traditional markets to ensure value for money.
• Support Strategic Sourcing by executing strategic sourcing events within category groups. This includes identifying the best sourcing strategies and leading the process from market engagement to final award.
• Develop Market Insights by conducting research and analysis of supply markets to develop insights for category management planning. Stay informed about market developments and emerging supplier trends.
• Analyze Spend Data relating to performance and other metrics and offer recommendations for action. Report findings to the Procurement Manager for a comprehensive view of procurement activities.
• Identify Risks with the Procurement Manager and develop strategies to mitigate them, ensuring there are no disruptions in procurement delivery.

Key Requirements:

• Previous procurement experience of identifying opportunities and developing, implementing, and executing multiple procurement strategies across a range of spend categories to deliver value.
• Procurement experience within the IT categories such as Hardware, Software, Cloud or Devops.
• Working experience with SAP, S4Hana, Ariba or Coupa is preferable.
• Procurement & Supply chain management experience within complex environments preferable.
• Track record of delivering value and cost savings with experience of using lean techniques to eliminate waste and identify income opportunities.
• Strong communication, influencing and negotiation skills to facilitate value creation through commercially robust contracts.
• Strong supplier and stakeholder management acumen with the ability communicate effectively at all levels both internally and externally with senior leaders and supplier organisations.
• Experience in contract management.

For more information regarding this exciting new procurement opportunity, please send a copy of your CV to Oskar at jobsOE@bramwithconsulting.co.uk or directly through this page.

Key words: Senior buyer, IT, procurement manager, category manager, sourcing manager, procurement specialist, procurement, category specialist, procurement specialist, buyer, indirect procurement, indirect procurement, IT procurement, software procurement, hardware procurement, networks procurement, telecoms procurement, PCR, public procurement, utilities, energy, construction