Our client, an international energy company are looking for a driven and results focused senior buyer. The successful candidate will have a fantastic opportunity to join a leading company where the future career opportunities will be substantial. Are you up to the challenge?
Principal Accountabilities:
· To identify procurement requirements for IT hardware and software for the client in conjunction with the business strategy.
· Negotiate and obtain agreement to the optimum procurement strategy for the business.
· To carry out the agreed procurement strategy in a timely and professional manner and recommend the award proposal to the business.
· To ensure that all procurement is carried out in an ethical and controlled manner in line with procurement policy.
· To generate and record savings for the company by effective procurement.
· To identify synergy gains throughout the Group.
· To identify improvement areas that will reduce overall client costs.
· Assist with the ongoing review of Procurement practices and procedures.
· Adhoc project work.

Nature and Scope

· Work with the Business to reduce costs of services through effective procurement.
· Ensure that procurement is controlled commensurate with risk by continuous challenge.
· Identifying savings opportunities and monitoring actual savings against plan.
· Developing an effective supplier base & strategies to ensure quality in both product and work and competitive pricing.
· Understand and communicate complex business processes and procedures.
Skill and Experience
· CIPS Qualified
· Experience IT, Consultancy procurement experience
· Experience in negotiating high value / strategic agreements
· Strong knowledge of Bid Process Management including supplier sourcing, documentation, evaluation and selection
· Strong understanding of contract and commercial law
· Stakeholder Management
· Analytical

Capita Resourcing is a trading name of Capita Resourcing Ltd. Services offered are those of an Employment Agency and Employment Business. Applicants will be required to register with us.


Capita Resourcing encourages applications from individuals from all backgrounds.

- "Senior Buyer" Buyer Procurement purchase EDF "System Integration" "IT & Business Consultancy" Negotiate strategy savings risk "supplier base" CIPS "Bid Process Management" Bid "commercial law" "Stakeholder Management" "Application Maintenance"

- London