Junior Buyer 14047

Job Introduction
An opportunity has arisen to join the Procurement team as a Buyer supporting our Electricity Distribution business within the team. The team are part of the clients Global Procurement function.
With a spend of £3 billion per annum in the UK, we are a team of 150 talented professionals with a clear mission: to enable a clean, fair, and affordable energy future through commercial, responsible, and innovative supply chain leadership.
The Procurement Team is responsible for developing strategies and awarding contracts across all business activities of the client Electricity. The successful applicant will work within a professional team of Buyers reporting to a Senior Buyer and will be responsible for a portfolio of category areas and contracts.
Main Responsibilities
* Developing Category and Contracting strategy with the users to deliver products, services or works that support business objectives.
* Ownership and delivery of end-to-end sourcing events within a portfolio.
* Scoping, delivering and executing robust fit for purpose contractual agreements.
* Facilitating regular contract review meetings with Suppliers to manage the on-going contract requirements and identify opportunities to add further value.
* Maintaining and updating the Contract Management software system to deliver quality management reports.
About You
We invest in our people and harness the potential from a diverse range of backgrounds.
We are looking for people who have the following attributes:
* Comprehensive experience in leading development of category or sourcing strategies, management of tendering events.
* Can confidently communicate, engage, and build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
* Have effective project management skills.
* Can collate and organise data, analyse commercial issues and bring insight to the detail of costs and contracts.
* Can navigate their own way through a complex organisation and effectively solve problems.
* Are proactive with a positive attitude and desire to learn.
* Demonstrate role model behaviours by evidencing 'finding a better way', 'doing the right thing' and 'making it happen' values.
* Have a passion for enabling an affordable net zero and are motivated to make a difference.
* Achievement of a CIPS qualification or working towards is advantageous. The successful candidate may initially be appointed on a designate basis.