Buyer, Business

Position: Buyer (12 Month Contract)
Buyer (12 month Temporary Contract)

Based in North East (Possibility of hybrid working)

Grafton Recruitment are working witha large corporate organisation to appoint an experienced procurement professional on a 12 month temporary contract.

The role will require you to work across a broad selection of materials and services, sourcing product, negotiating pricing and working within existing contracts to secure product. You will work on tendering projects to negotiate pricing and terms, and set up agreements and frameworks across build, facilities, and engineering projects. You will identify opportunities for improvement and work to deliver cost and time savings in process, and manage supplier performance to ensure this is optimised.

Requirements:

Previous experience in procurement role with solid understanding of end to end contract process
Knowledge of tendering process and aware of contract terms
Previous experience of negotiation of terms and pricing
Ideally within engineering, civils, or utilities organisation
Understanding of ERP and e-procurement systems
Excellent stakeholder management skills
Commercial and inquisitive

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in indirect and capex procurement, in a large sophisticated procurement team.

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