Buyer - Manchester, United Kingdom - Northern Employment Services Ltd

Northern Employment Services Ltd

Verified Company

Manchester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

Northern Employment Services are looking to recruit an experienced Buyer in the Manchester area on a straight permanent basis, working with one of our fantastic ever growing clients.

Hours of work for a Buyer:
Monday to Friday - 8am to 4pm or alternatively 9am to 5pm

Salary for a Buyer:

£31,000 to £38,000 annual, depending on experience

Duties & Responsibilities of a Buyer:

Actively mentoring of graduate &/or apprentice members of the Procurement & Contracts team
Partner with stakeholders to ensuring spending is managed appropriately
Interacting with high profile stakeholders and suppliers
Ongoing management of subcategories and resources, including reviews and development
Sourcing process with the procurement of goods, services and work on all categories.
Preparing "request for proposals" and "request for quotations". Highlighting inconsistencies and differences, presenting such for evaluation.
Carrying out supplier evaluations and conducting negotiations for procurement exercises.
Preparing orders under procurement governance.
Support Procurement & Contracts Management
Working closely with other key function in the company, keeping them aware of and seek views/changes

Personal attributes for the Buyer to bring:

The ability to identify and escalate issues / non compliance appropriately
Lead external commercial negotiations of projects and resolve disputes
Overcome challenges with stakeholder engagement is critical in order to ensure buyin to projects for the benefit of the overall group

Experience or knowledge required from a Buyer:

Experience of the PCR's &/or UCR's
Basic knowledge of law and experience of contract formation / administration / management
Experience of tender processes and relevant "Find A Tender" regulations
Excellent analytical skills, strong commercial awareness, a measured approach to decision making and the ability to ensure best value procurement
Experience of cost and price analysis with ability to evaluate tender processes
Demonstrate working with a wide range of stakeholders & executing relationships successfully
Office proficient & MCIPS or interest in studying towards