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Senior Buyer - Communications
Telent Technology Services Ltd
Warwick, KSA
Full Time
Senior
Hybrid
4 weeks ago
ProcurementSupplier Relationship ManagementNegotiationContract ManagementRFxMS Excel
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About the Role
Telent Technology Services is seeking a Senior Buyer (Comms) to support the delivery of a structured sourcing and fulfilment strategy for communications procurement. You will manage supplier relationships, support RFx activities, and drive cost savings.
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ProcurementSupplier Relationship ManagementNegotiationContract ManagementRFxMS Excel
Responsibilities
- Support RFx activities for both Bid tenders and Projects including creation and issue of NDA’s
- Support maintenance of approved supplier list (ASL)
- Responsible for Supplier on boarding and evaluation
- Support investigations of supplier performance failures and work with SQA team to find resolutions
- Support supplier relationship management and develop best fit business review schedule
- Support with the creation and production of procurement reports and departmental metrics
- Support for all RFx activities, sourcing process, negotiation and contracting activities for high value categories
- Responsible for evaluation of suppliers as part of supplier on boarding process and implementation of iProcurement strategy category code management
- Responsible for on going supplier performance and supplier relationship management throughout contract lifetime, including risk register and risk mitigation strategies
Requirements
- Experience in a similar role involving labour or services buying, ideally within complex or fast paced environments
- Degree / HND / HNC or equivalent in an appropriate discipline OR Professional qualification MCIPS, preferably Chartered status
- Excellent interpersonal skills with exceptional stakeholder management approach
- Effective prioritisation of workload
- Experience of Microsoft Office 365 products especially MS Excel
- Experience using Oracle systems, especially Oracle iProcurement (advantage)
Full Job Posting
Role Overview
- Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, the Senior Buyer (Comms) is responsible for supporting the delivery of a structured sourcing and fulfilment strategy targeted to deliver significant efficiencies and cost savings.
- This is a hybrid working role, with a requirement to be in our Warwick HQ 2 days per week.
What You’ll Do
- Support of RFx activities for both Bid tenders and Projects including creation and issue of NDA’s.
- Support for maintenance of approved supplier list (ASL).
- Responsible for Supplier on boarding and evaluation.
- Support investigations of supplier performance failures and work with SQA team to find resolutions.
- Support supplier relationship management and develop best fit business review schedule.
- Support with the creation and production of procurement reports and departmental metrics.
- Support for all RFx activities, sourcing process, negotiation and contracting activities for high value categories.
- Responsible for the evaluation of suppliers as part of supplier on boarding process and implementation of iProcurement strategy category code management.
- Responsible for on going supplier performance and supplier relationship management throughout the contract lifetime, including inputs to risk register and risk mitigation strategies.
Key Requirements
- Degree / HND / HNC or equivalent in an appropriate discipline Or Professional qualification MCIPS, preferably Chartered status.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management approach and skills.
- Effective prioritisation of workload.
- Experience of Microsoft Office 365 products especially MS Excel.
- Experience or using Oracle systems, especially Oracle iProcurement would be an advantage.
About Telent
- Telent delivers essential infrastructure services for life, being safety first, and client and customer centric.
- Our Business Support teams deliver vital services including HR, Finance, Procurement, Marketing, Legal, and more.
- We nurture talent by creating an inclusive culture that respects and values difference.
What We Offer
- 34 days holiday including public holidays, plus option to buy or sell days annually OR 26 days holiday plus public holidays and option to buy or sell days annually.
- Company pension scheme.
- A range of family friendly policies.
- Occupational health support and wellbeing Portal.
- Discounts on Cinema, Restaurants and Shopping with Telent Reward scheme.
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