Senior Category Buyer

Location: Derby / Hybrid

Salary: Between £48,000 - £55,000 dependant on level of experience, plus package including;

- 25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy and sell up to 5 days' additional leave
- Employer contributory pension scheme
- Flexible working
- Ongoing support with professional and personal development
- Life assurance
- Healthcare cash plan.
- Season ticket loan

Summary

The UK's leading rolling stock financier and asset management company owning a quarter of the national passenger rail fleet, with 4,000 vehicles in a diverse portfolio of passenger and freight rolling stock is looking for a Senior Category Buyer to join their procurement team.

As a Category Buyer you would be responsible for supporting Category Managers in the sourcing of materials and services to support the category strategies underpinning the procurement requirements of the business. Ensuring that the best value for money is obtained, while adhering to the highest level of quality and supplier performance.

Acting as the interface between the engineering/project management function and rest of the team, ensuring that all service levels are achieved, and issues/warranties are escalated in a timely manner. Developing an understanding of synergies that may exist across the different categories/fleets/projects across the business to ensure all procurements are achieving optimum efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

- Implement Procurement categories strategies
- Implement agreed category strategies for the procurement on key categorie in line with the overall procurement strategy
- Be the Procurement subject matter experts on their assigned categories, and the benefits they can deliver to the customer and end user
- Manage the end-to-end procurement process for categories, from RFP through to end supplier management
- Developing the Procurement Function
- Support the overall drive for cost efficiencies across the procurement function
- Support the development of procurement processes and systems
- Support the delivery of quality accreditations, including the ISO 20400 in sustainable procurement
- Working as part of the procurement function, supporting the development of the overall strategy and annual business plan
- Actively participate in supplier events and engage in a programme to manage the relationships with all suppliers on a regular basis
- Support the commercial and innovation processes with knowledge of relevant categories, how they are developing and the costs for implementation

Essential Skills / Experience

- Extensive procurement experience as a Senior Buyer, gained within an engineering environment
- Knowledge of railway industry rolling stock and components, essential
- Experience of taking full accountability for the end to end procurement processes, with a track record in achieving quality results
- An ambitious and driven individual, with a track record in procurement.
- Experience of Oracle systems would be desirable
- Educated to degree or further education standard, preferably in either Engineering, Law, or Business Management
- An MCIPS, or better, qualification from the Chartered Institute of Procurement would be preferred (or working towards this)
- Legal or commercial experience would be advantageous
- Track record of working to and exceeding KPIs
- Knowledge of Oracle-based systems

Desirable Skills / Experience

- Excellent technical knowledge/awareness of key railway sub-systems, along with knowledge of the latest digital and electronic systems and the future opportunities offered in these areas for rail is desirable
- Experience of Oracle systems would be desirable
- Experience of e-procurement systems
- Microsoft Excel skills at intermediate level

For further information and to apply please get in touch with a copy of an in depth CV and cover letter detailing your suitability

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