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Senior Buyer - Preston, United Kingdom - Veesupportservices Ltd

Veesupportservices Ltd

Verified Company

Preston, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

LCC are recruiting for a (Grade 10) ICT Senior Buyer
This role is a hybrid roll required to work from County Hall when required
Start date is ASAP for approx 6 months
Hours are 37 hours per week. Mon - Fri
Closing date for CV's is 25/3 at 5pm
Interviews to take place asap
Please see the job description attached for full details

Job Purpose
An experienced Senior Buyer specialising in ICT within the County Council.

This post will provide support to the Senior ICT Supplier Manager in developing and delivering the sourcing and supplier management framework to meet the County Council's Digital requirements.

To support a strategic approach to ICT Supplier Management that delivers innovative, cost-effective and quality products/services that meet the County Council's priorities.

To be a key contact for senior managers and commissioners across the organisation, supporting the Senior ICT Supplier Manager, in the planning and delivery of IT sourcing and supplier management activity to ensure key milestones are achieved.

Whilst previous experience of public sector sourcing would be a benefit it is not essential and training would be provided.

Accountabilities/Responsibilities

The following are a range of duties that are appropriate to this grade.

Support the development of good practice supplier management techniques which ensure the County Council's suppliers provide quality, value for money ICT software services in line with the County Council's priorities.
Provide leadership in sourcing activities for ICT requirements, ensuring effective, compliant routes to market for potential solutions and managing the end to end sourcing process for tactical requirements.
Develop routes to market for strategic requirements in collaboration with Corporate Procurement team.
Support the development of the IT service management plans to ensure all sourcing and contract variation activity is identified, planned and can be delivered within the required timescales.
Ensure the governance arrangements for all supplier management activity complies with the County Council's internal policies and regulations.
Undertake supplier relationship and quality management activity that ensures compliance with contracts and that any issues are identified, and appropriate action taken.
Identify, prioritise and mitigate risks with the County Council's strategic ICT suppliers on an ongoing basis.
Build and develop relationships with key stakeholders within the County Council.
Provide advice and guidance on supplier issues to service managers and project managers.
Make an active contribution to the development of standard documentation and working practices which contribute to the County Council's requirement to have an ICT Supplier Management and sourcing service that is modern, efficient and economically and socially responsible.
To be responsible for managing other staff within the service as appropriate.
Any other duties as may be appropriate to achieve the objectives of the post

In addition to the skills knowledge and experience described above, you may be required to undertake a lower graded role as appropriate.

Due to the changing nature of the business, this job description serves as a framework to outline the main areas of responsibility.

It is not intended to be either prescriptive or exhaustive and will inevitably change.

You may be required to undertake other activities of a similar nature that fall within the remit of your area of work, as directed by service management, and this may entail working from other locations.

Skills Knowledge and Experience

Knowledge and professional experience of sourcing and managing ICT suppliers, likely to be CIPS level 4 qualified (or working towards the qualification).
Ability to build relationships and influence at all levels
In addition to the skills knowledge and experience described above, you may be required to undertake a lower graded role as appropriate.

Performance Indicators

Delivery of specified results e.g. outputs, volumes, continuous improvements.
Audit feedback
Achievement of mediumlong term milestones
Quality of partner relationships
Internal profile, customer satisfaction (internal or external) and service level measures.
Work force indicators (turnover, timeliness, absenteeism, etc.)