Lead Buyer - Lancashire, United Kingdom - Cirrus Selection

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Lead Buyer

Location:
Bolton


Salary:
Up to £50,000


Package- Bonus of up to £2000 Pension contribution of up to 14% Annual salary review Paid overtime and
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Up to 15 days flexi leave 25 days annual leave (plus holiday purchase)
  • Fantastic site facilities, including subsidised meals, free car parking, gym.
  • Excellent career progression and development opportunitiesWe currently have a fantastic opportunity for a Lead Buyer, working for an awardwinning business who invest heavily in their staff, offering training, personal development and career progression opportunities. With a long order book, they are a stable business who have been growing over a number of years.
The Information Management procurement team lead all aspects of IT and software spend across the Group.

This includes Enterprise Software, SaaS and Software Services, Engineering & Manufacturing Software, Networks, Telecoms, Hardware, Printing, Cyber Security and outsourced Front and Back Office Services.

The team is transversal, giving you the opportunity to specialise in one area, or to develop into new ones to broaden your knowledge.

If you have skills in any one of these areas, or are have skills in one area and are looking to develop into new areas of IM procurement, then we would be pleased to discuss how you might best fit within the team


You will work in partnership with our internal customers to lead procurement competitions in the UK or at Group level, develop our procurement pipeline working with Group Category Managers, champion the right relationships with our partners and suppliers, and deliver the right procurement outcomes for the business.

This role is one where you can run and build competitions both in the U.K. and contribute in a truly international context.


There are few procurement roles that offer such as exciting mix of international working, a dynamic and flexible working pattern, and the potential for career development within a growing and constantly-evolving company.


Lead Buyer skills and qualifications required:

  • Someone who understands software and IT procurement-
  • Ideally, willing to or working towards MCIPS qualification.-
  • Well-developed communication, negotiation, analytical and interpersonal skills with a strong ability to influence at all levels**Cirrus Selection offers the services of an Employment Agency for permanent recruitment and the services of an Employment Business for contract recruitment.

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