Description
Senior Buyer/Coventry/6 months Contract/380 to 550 GBP (Per Day)
Senior Buyer required for a 6 months Contract based in Coventry.
Main Responsibilities
- Responsibility for total UK expenditure, identification and delivery of cost-saving initiatives through negotiation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Management of supplier relationships, supplier development and measurement
- Development and maintenance of Marketing Category plan in line with company goals
- Lead contract negotiations and develop negotiation plans
- Interface with Global Category Managers and act as escalation point for Category Specialists
- Direct input into the UK procurement strategy, governance and policy improvement plans
Previous experience
- Graduate degree
- MCIPs or equivalent professional qualification
- Relevant Category Management expertise gained in a relevant industry or large Blue Chip organisation
- Accomplished negotiator and influential communicator at a senior level
- Proven ability and experience of delivering savings
- A dynamic leader of cross functional/business unit teams
- Proven, effective stakeholder management expertise
- A commercial and strategic leader and skilled decision-maker
- Willing and able to travel within the UK, and internationally on occasion.
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