Overview
Buyer (Services and Products)
Head Office - Central London
37.5 Hours & Permanent
Salary : Up to £40,000.00 per annum plus Benefits
We have an opportunity for a Buyer to join our team of staff. This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week.
Applicants Should Meet The Following Criteria
- A Level or Equivalent (A-C) (required)
- Undergraduate degree (desirable)
- MCIPS accredited or working towards (desirable)
- Previous buyer or procurement support role(s) preferably with experience of services procurement (or role(s) in which the candidate is able to demonstrate application of the essential skills below)
- Delivering savings
- End-to-end tender management, including tender, report and presentation drafting, contract analysis and negotiation
- Spend analysis and modelling
- Engaging with and presenting to senior stakeholders
- Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks at any one time within a fast paced, results driven environment.
- Intermediate knowledge of MS Excel, Word, Powerpoint
- Strong numerical skills (including data analysis and modelling)
- Strong communication skills, including written and verbal and relationship building
- Strong organisational skills
- Prepared to travel within the UK as necessary
Duties Of This Role Include
Develop sourcing strategies for all relevant spend categories focusing on indirect related spend (primarily HR, hard and soft FM, business services, products, infrastructure)Undertake various administrative activities to ensure effective functioning of the team and the business : supporting invoice reconciliation; database management; obtaining data from internal stakeholder and suppliers and building datasets; developing and maintaining category management datasets; drafting, negotiating and managing contractsReactive support to stakeholders to resolve issues in the BAU operation of servicesDevelop and maintain strong working relationships with suppliers and stakeholdersWork collaboratively with the business to agree project strategies, objectives, and implementation activities, ensuring good information flow to key internal stakeholders and suppliersUndertake detailed spend analysis considering various spend types (e.g. capex / opex) and timeframes to determine overall commercial valueTo plan and project manage the on time in full delivery of savings projects working collaboratively with key stakeholdersExecute end to end tendering process, including drafting tender requirements, specifications and commercial negotiations, working closely with stakeholders where requiredSalary & Benefits
Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including :
25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with servicePrivate Pension SchemePrivate Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditionsFriends & Family Hospital DiscountsFamily Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption payNon-contributory life insuranceStaff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefitsAccess to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeingEmployee recognition programmesIndustry leading training and development opportunitiesCircle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles…and more.
Circle Health Group is proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.
We’re passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless , compassionate , committed , collaborative , brave , agile , tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.
To find out more about the Circle Health Group Philosophy : Circle Health Group Philosophy
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