Job Description

Role: Senior Buyer - SC

Location: Reading - Up to 3 days per week on site – depending on needs of the business

IR35: Inside

Rate: £61.75/hr (Umbrella) MAX

Duration: 18 Months

Security Clearance: SC

Key Responsibilities:

• Tasking other team members to undertake and deliver specific activities or objectives.
• Maintaining contract management plans and providing data to support functional
• Building robust relationships with the external supply chain, monitoring contract performance and agreeing appropriate return to green actions, escalating where appropriate to maintain programme delivery
• Supporting change and championing best practice to promote the Supply Chain function and where appropriate, participating as subject matter expert in the review of Supply Chain or other processes and procedures to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensuring Supply Chain processes, tools and systems are adhered to, leading by example.
• Promoting and ensuring the use of a fully evaluated and approved supply base that aligns with existing and known future demand.
• Working with key stakeholders to ensure the speedy resolution of queries, expediting of deliveries, and closing overdue commitments.
• Consistently demonstrating positive behaviours in line with the company's environmental,
• sustainability, safety, health, security, quality and ethics standards.

Essential:

• SC (Security Clearance)
• Experience of at least 2 full cycles.
• Strategic evaluation experience
• Experience of sourcing to contract
• Experience of Public Procurement Regulations
• Knowledge of end-to-end public procurement
• Experience of end-to-end tendering
• Tender evaluation experience
• Experience of System Implementations (finance)
• Previous experience in a procurement/purchasing environment
• Excellent communication skills
• Knowledge and understanding of JAGGAER (preferable) or Ariba (as equivalent)
• Able to work collaboratively on tech enhancement improvements and new releases
• Flexible worker
• Has had success in embedding
• SME who can train buyers and other stakeholders
• Stakeholder Management

Desirable

• Nuclear/defence background

Security Clearance: SC

To apply for this role please submit your latest CV or contact Aspect Resources on 0121 794 8181

Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, CLIENT guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant   

CLIENT is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group. 

If you qualify for the above, please notify us on 0121 794 8181.

We will be in touch to discuss your suitability and arrange your Guaranteed Interview.

Should you require reasonable adjustments at any point during the recruitment process or if there is a more accessible way for us to communicate, please do let me know.