Senior Buyer – IT SW, HW & Services

Full Description

Our client is a Technology services company with a global footprint, with offices in the UK, Singapore, the UAE, Poland, and the US.

As part of significant growth we have 3 x new positions available in their Procurement Services team due to the continuous expansion of the business and new customer demands. We are looking for Senior Buyers who have business and commercial experience and the ability to build, develop and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally. These roles require extensive experience in the IT Category including, software, hardware, services.

One position will be based in the UK (ideally within reasonable distance of London), one will be based in the US (Chicago), and the final position will be in the UAE (Dubai). They are hybrid positions with the need to visit the office when required.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for handling and processing quotation requests within customer SLA’s.
• Extensive understanding and experience of the IT Category, software, hardware, services.
• Maintain positive customer and supplier relationships.
• Source and negotiate best prices and terms to share with our customers.
• Adhere to purchasing process and assure compliance with contract terms.
• Provide regular and accurate reporting on the status of all quotations to both internal and external stakeholders, as required.
• Collaborate with customers and suppliers, as well as internal Sales support, Finance and Legal teams
• Strategic sourcing specifically for IT related category.
• Work with Category team on transformation projects as necessary.
• Understand and apply standard procurement principles.
• Work to deadlines and contracted KPIs – focus on quick turnaround and savings.
• Respond to customer requests for quotation within given SLAs.
• Negotiate best price, contract terms including payment terms and delivery timescales to achieve targets and increase savings for our customers.
• Evaluate supplier price, quality, and delivery performance.

Person (Behaviours):

• Working in a fast-paced environment.
• Specific knowledge and experience in buying IT related Products & Services.
• Confident in the entire procurement process from quote to invoice.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• The ability to work effectively and build strong working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers particularly when communicating via telephone/video.
• Able to lead work and interact with suppliers and customers who may be based in different countries.
• Analytical skills to evaluate supplier terms and data including spend files, tender prices and category benchmarking.
• Ability to influence and persuade stakeholders plus manage and negotiate with suppliers.
• Ability to manage all aspects of their workload and work independently or as part of a team to ensure all functions and tasks are carried out with due care.
• Resilient, positive and persevering attitude to overcome and solve problems, challenges, and issues fast and effectively.

Qualifications:

• Significant experience at Senior Buyer level with procurement experience including, but not limited to, all aspects of IT buying, SRM and supply chain management.
• Experience in managing supplier interactions and experience in reviewing contracts.
• Experience in managing stakeholders, external customers.

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