Senior It Buyer

Butler Ross have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior IT Buyer to join a busy industry leading company, this role will be predominantly remote with occasional travel into their Bedford or London offices. This role will be key to the develop of the overall IT category strategy which has recently undergone a period of change, they are looking to bring in an excellent senior buyer to help them keep up with demand and develop the highly important category.

This role is predominately remote, but they do expect ad-hoc travel into their Bedford and/or London offices.

Duties of the Senior IT Buyer

• Managing stakeholders, both internal and external, communicating clearly, managing expectations and being able to influence change.
• Working closely with newly implemented e-Sourcing platform to build a highly effective and versatile platform for all.
• Contracts negotiation, to include competitive pricing and commercial terms. Development of SLA's and KPI's to support operational requirements.
• Building strong relationships and being a credible asset to the team.
• Ensuring strict adherence to all procurement policies and processes.
• Managing a group of suppliers to ensure they are hitting performance targets and innovation goals.
• Delivering category projects and targets, supporting the delivery of team targets and KPI's.

Experience required and personal attributes for the Senior IT Buyer

• An experienced IT procurement professional with excellent stakeholder skills.
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to lead excellent negotiations.
• The ability to build credibility and respect within a short time frame.
• Experience with a range of IT & Digital purchasing including SaaS.
• Able to work from own initiative and always delivering to the highest standard.

Salary: £45,000 - £53,000 + Car allowance

This role will be well suited to a Senior Buyer, IT Buyer, IT Procurement Lead, IT Purchasing Lead, IT Category Manager, IT Commodity Manager, IT Procurement Manager, IT Purchasing Manager, IT Purchasing Officer or IT Procurement Officer