Job Description:

• Senior Indirect Procurement Specialist
• Contract: 12 months
• Rate: £34-£46 per hour
• IR35 Status: Inside IR35
• Location: Ampthill, Bedfordshire
• 37.5h, 4 day working week Monday to Thursday
• Hybrid
• Must be able to obtain SC security clearance

Specific Responsibilities include:

• Undertaking the procurement processes including issuing RFQ?s, Invitation to Tender, negotiating Terms and Conditions, bid evaluation, and award of contract.
• Holding a procurement delegation and signing supplier agreements and purchase orders within this limit.
• Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best value is achieved.
• Providing expertise, support, advice and guidance to internal customers on procurement policy and procedures including contract management.
• Managing and monitoring contracts to ensure all parties meet their contractual obligations.
• Achieving the successful delivery of procurements including the management of schedule, applying extensive supply chain expertise, and demonstrating full knowledge of, and successful interactions with other related disciplines.
• Ensuring procurement activities are compliant with internal/legislative procedures, and that risks are identified and managed.
• Providing the key interface between internal customers and suppliers to ensure that communication is effectively managed, and issues and risks are fully understood and managed.

• Proven experience as an Indirect Buyer
• Buying for Facilities Management Hard and Soft services.

Required skills, qualifications and experience

• Proven experience in Minor Works Projects - office refurbishment projects typically £10k - £500k
• Capital Acquisition of manufacturing machinery and IT equipment.
• Excellent understanding of procurement best practice.
• Knowledge of strategic sourcing and advanced procurement techniques/tools.
• Excellent commercial skills with the ability to analyse and negotiate best-value agreements
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively manage stakeholders? expectations at a variety of levels.
• Data literate with strong analytical skills.
• Highly motivated, determined, and committed individual with a proven record of achieving cost saving targets/objectives.
• Proven Supplier Relationship Management skills
• Understanding of related disciplines/departments within a design and manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work assignments without significant/appreciable direction, exercising considerable latitude in determining approaches to assignments.
• Extensive Contract Management experience.

Disclaimer:

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change.