Buyer - Coventry, United Kingdom - Orbit Group

Orbit Group

Verified Company

Coventry, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Orbit is a fantastic business and one that's really going places.

Orbit was formed in 1967 with the aim of providing good-quality housing for people who would otherwise not be able to afford to buy their own home.

Over 50 years later, we're one of the leading housing providers in the UK.

Our services have diversified, our housing portfolio has expanded, and our reputation as an innovator within our sector has grown.

But one thing that has never changed. Our belief in people and what they can achieve.

Your role at Orbit.

In this newly created position of Buyer you will be managing the day to day need from the business to recommend supplier solutions and negotiate pricing and terms and conditions for purchase contracts/orders.

This will be for suppliers with an annual spend of between £10,000 and £100,000 and spot buys of over £10,000 to achieve value for money and manage risk.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

Review and analyse spend with suppliers to increase spend under contract, achieve savings and mitigate risk
Review contract lifecycle analysis to plan contract expiry and renewal pipeline
Manage, review and validate purchase requests
Review and analyse business purchase needs to determine the best strategy to meet requirements
Enforce compliance to PCR15 through use of contracted suppliers
Identify and source potential suppliers based on purchase needs
Maximise competitive sourcing opportunities
Collaborate with the wider procurement team to ensure alignment with category strategy
Prequalify suppliers based on ability to meet or provide purchase needs
Determine and develop RFx approach for supplier selection
Negotiate and agree best pricing terms and conditions
Provide stakeholders and suppliers with education and advice of contract/purchase execution tasks
Manage contract approval and signature processes
Share best practice and experience
Create, develop and maintain RFx templates for use with all types of sourcing activity
Maintain strong understanding and knowledge of legal toolkit
Proactively develop, build and maintain working relationship with key business partners and suppliers

What will help you make a difference.

Why Orbit?

To be successful in this role of buyer you will need to have previous experience working in a sourcing or buying role and ideally be CIPS qualified or working towards the qualification.

You will need a working knowledge of category management, sourcing, contract lifecycle and supplier relationship management.

It is also essential that you have:

Ability to educate and inform stakeholders on basic purchasing process
Working knowledge and practical experience using eSourcing systems to run sourcing events
Highly organised with ability to multitask, prioritise and manage a high workload
Able to work at pace and maintain a high attention to detail
Ability to communicate and influence at multiple levels
Excellent desktop computing skills
Knowledge of English contract law, procurement legislation, regulations, standards, procedures and techniques relevant to a registered provider

It would also be desirable if you have experience of operating in a Social Housing environment and experience of delivering property led procurement.

Rewarding your contribution.

For those who want or need more of a work life balance
our view is that this role is suitable for WorkSmart.

This means we would consider a more flexible working arrangement, where your hours and work location are managed according to business, customer and personal needs.

Agile working arrangements will be discussed during the interview process.

Some of our core benefits include:

Group bonus potential up to 15% of salary
27 days annual leave plus bank holidays and the "Orbit day"
Private medical insurance
Excellent contributory pension scheme
Life assurance
A great pick and mix of flexible benefits including the option to buy and sell holiday and much more

Our culture and purpose.

We know that great people are central to achieving our ambitions and as such we want everyone to have a voice and make a positive difference.

We are proud to be a Sunday Times 100 Best Companies to work for, this demonstrates we place people at the heart of everything we do.

We continue to create a culture that celebrates diversity and an environment where everyone feels able to contribute towards achieving together.

We support our colleagues to be at their best through our wellbeing programme #ThisIsMe, our corporate learning programme, opportunities for professional development, our innovative approaches to making the world and our homes a greener place and our leading reward and recognition package.

Because of this our people tell us Orbit is a great place to work for.

Each year we build many new affordable homes and manage a total portfolio of around 45,000 properties. Over 100,000 people live in an Orbit home and our innovative a