Senior Buyer

• Manage end-to-end procurement activities from requisition through to contract award and purchase order placement
• Lead tendering exercises, including pre-qualification, tender evaluation, negotiation, and recommendation for award including the rationale behind recommendation.
• Development of bid lists and assembling of Requests for Quotations (RFQ's) and Managing the RFQ process in line with procurement procedures
• Develop and implement procurement strategies for assigned work packages and categories.
• Evaluating bidder responses to the RFQ documents
• Making shortlist recommendations to the Supply Chain Manager and operational teams highlighting distinguishing factors and risks between the different suppliers and the rationale behind recommendations
• Negotiate commercial terms, pricing, delivery schedules and service levels with suppliers and subcontractors Conducting final negotiations with the preferred supplier(s) and preparing (sub) contracts/purchase orders in compliance with the governance procedures.
• Monitoring supplier performance, delivery, quality, and cost against contractual commitment.
• Manage claims/change orders and assist with the resolution of supply issues.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with suppliers, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.
• Provide procurement advice and guidance to project teams.
• Reviewing invoices for accuracy.
• Liaising with the operational team to assist with the resolution of supply issues
• Where appropriate, establish long term supplier relationships focusing on value for money, service & product quality and continuous improvement to drive competitive advantage for the business
  Proven capability of working within a procurement team carrying out procurement activities including negotiation, production of (sub) contracts/purchase orders documents and process compliance
• Experience working in a project-based environment with demanding programme requirements.
• Proven negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Extensive knowledge of commercial procurement laws and standards as they relate to amentum's operations management and operational delivery.
• Communications: has excellent communications and writing skills. Is able to effectively author contractual commitment documents, as well as internal and external communications.
• Systems: uses computer in support of supply management including supply management software (Oracle/SAP etc) and MS Office software including the use of excel or other tool to carry out basic data analysis
• Working knowledge of NEC contracts and commercial principles
• Three (3) to five (5) years experience in supply management or related fields preferably in an R&D/specialist laboratory type setting
• MCIPS/MRICS desirable
  Stoke Gifford, Gloucestershire - GBP Full Time

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