Interim Category Outsource Buyer - Employment career in uk

Job Title:  Interim Category Outsource Buyer
Job Type:    Contract/Interim
Location:    Edinburgh
Deadline   2nd  Aug 2013
Start Date:    ASAP
Duration:    7 Months
Salary:    £26 p hour
Ref No:     221996-297327DBS_580929


Our client are a defence organisation, who are currently recruiting for an Interim Catergory Outsource Buyer on a contract basis for 7 months. This opportunity is within the indirect procurement department to manage a range of Categories in Edinburgh.

Job Description:

The candidate needs to be highly motivated to manage a range of Categories (Utilities, Couriers and Freight, Work Wear and Laundry, PPE, Stationery, Furniture) within the Indirect Procurement department of our client. This role will be based in Edinburgh.

This role provides the opportunity to work with senior internal stakeholders across the organisation, to generate efficient category solutions and implement and deliver these to the business whilst maintaining the expected levels of service, you will be reporting directly to the UK Category Manager.

Skills and Attributes:

• Senior Procurement level
• Highly motivated, proactive, self starter
• Demonstrable change management capability
• Comfortable operating in dynamic ambiguous situations
• Excellent relationship management skills
• Contractual awareness
• Ability to identify and drive in process efficiency improvements
• Ability to operate comfortably across multiple functions and sites
• Highly literate and analytical
• Ability to map processes and articulate process change
• Good Team Leader / Player
• Credible individual with gravitas
• Good presentational skills
• High level user of Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Knowledge and Experience:

Indirect Procurement; Utilities Management, Procurement Business Process Outsourcing experience,
Cross site, cross Functional and cross business collaborative working
Ability to define and implement category process change across multiple sites
Experience in contract management
A strong grasp of Commercial and Financial management

Qualifications:

Degree level desirable
CIPS desirable

Key responsibility areas:

• To develop and manage Category Strategies in conjunction with the Procurement function including; spend analysis, review the market, source new suppliers, conduct strategic sourcing exercises, generate suitable contracts, implement and manage contracts.
• To manage the interface between the Procurement Business Process Outsource and the business
• To manage the interface between the Utilities Procurement Agency and the business
• To implement categories and communicate changes to stakeholders
• To proactively manage stakeholders to ensure service expectations are met, issues reviewed and resolved and service levels surveyed
• To manage regular Category Steering Meetings to manage the supplier and stakeholders needs and take appropriate actions to implement required improvements
• To ensure procurement governance is applied and that savings targets are achieved
• Managing a range of categories exceeding a value of £5M PA

Key Responsibility Areas:

• To ensure that the procurement services are procured according to business needs, company policies, guidelines and regulations.
• Liaise with/influence internal stakeholders to generate business requirements/to comply with Organisational policies and governance.
• Manage the strategic sourcing process, liaising with legal and other internal departments as required
• Manage the chosen service provider(s) to ensure optimal solutions are provided to the business stakeholders.
• Contract drafting and management ensuring minimum contractual exposure
• Establish control mechanisms within procurement services and represent the Company in the various steering groups / operating forums
• To ensure the expected service levels are maintained for all areas of service provision based on appropriate published metrics and survey views from key stakeholders
• Monitor commercial and financial performance of outsourced contracts, working closely with the internal finance department as required
• To ensure corrective and preventive actions are applied to maintain or enhance the service and / or savings
• Maintain high level of knowledge of the business environment, providers and market trends
• To proactively support the Category Manager to develop strategies for future business needs
• To generate communication materials for internal or external communication via the Communications Function and present and promote the services achieved, within the FNM business or at external bodies as required
• To plan and deliver optimal service improvements and savings on an annual basis to reduce the total operating costs for the business

To apply for this position, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK
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