Specialist Buyer - Crowthorne, Berkshire, United Kingdom - Novo-K Procurement Solutions

Description

Job Description Procurement Specialist

We are an established and growing organisation and we have an exciting opportunity to join the Novo-K team to lead on outsourced procurement support and collaborative buying.

We are looking for a candidate who is enthused by a varied role with the opportunity to work with several different clients from across mutiple sectors including, Global Financial Services, FMCG, Energy, Elite Sports, Charities and Infrastructure.

This is a customer facing role to provide our clients with high quality Procurement Support covering the full spectrum of procurement services.

You will be running procurement activities on behalf of or alongside client key stakeholders in an advisory role.

This includes:
managing and driving down total acquisition costs, strategic sourcing, developing supporting documentation and contract negotiation.

Customer and supplier meetings and training sessions will be part of the role in the medium to long term so an enthusiasm for meeting people and driving stronger relationships is essential.

End to end Procurement/Sourcing experience
Building strong relationships with Internal Stakeholders in order toeffectively serve their needs, often with shorter than expected timescales
Must be a proactive and confident individual, eager to develop their skills within the purchasing department and display enthusiasm forcareer progression within procurement
Innovative – creative and interested in finding solutions to overcome challenges
Minimum of 4 years' procurement experience
Degree Level or Equivalent or relevant work experience
Hybrid working - 2 days working from home
~ 23 days holiday
~ NEST Pension