Senior Buyer

• Basingstoke
• Full-time
• Permanent

About a career with Elis

Elis is an international multi service provider, offering textile, hygiene and facility services, we are a leader in circular services, allowing businesses to achieve optimal hygiene and protection for their employees and customers thereby enriching their well being in a sustainable way.

Our rental maintenance model supports our customers to focus on their core business while reducing their environmental footprint. Our circular services emulate our commitment to a more sustainable future: connecting us, our clients and our planet.

We are looking for a Senior Buyer who will be responsible for managing strategic suppliers, negotiating agreements, and supporting the business drive value and change. This role would suit an experienced or up and coming Procurement Manager who is comfortable challenging the status quo, has a 'can do' attitude and willing to 'roll their sleeves' up to get things done. This role will require the job holder to be able to navigate through complexity and ambiguity to develop a simplified, effective, and agile approach to cost savings and project delivery.

Your Mission at Elis

• Identifying and implementing procurement improvements to drive down cost, reduce risk and ensure improved commercial leverage.
• Support management with reports capturing activity and tracking of savings (Bottom Line, Value for Money and Cost Avoidance) achieved via clear concise reporting dashboards.
• Contribute to the delivery of the organisation's goals, budget and improvement aspirations through partnering with key suppliers and business stakeholders to realise year on year improvements and benefit the bottom line.
• To work with the wider Group Procurement team to assess and deliver maximum value through business process improvements and leveraging Group Spend. This will include supporting the Group roll out of Policies and Procedures.
• Analysis of business and vendor spend, working in an agile manner to drive value.
• Management of vendor/supplier performance, implementing scheduled reviews, performance reports and action plans.
• Working closely with Supply Chain to identify opportunities for better management of customer direct vendors and delivery methods where not currently going via Supply Chain.
• Maintain knowledge of current developments within Procurement Best Practice and apply these, where applicable.
• Work closely with General Managers to ensure an agile approach to managing and supporting the business whilst acting as a trusted expert and advisor across all four UK regions.
• Further develop the Self-Service environment, updating SharePoint tools to enable help to buy guides and streamlining of everyday requests and questions.
• Act with a partnering style to promote Procurement to the wider business and minimising leakage from National Agreements whilst understanding the importance of localised business needs.
• Influence peers and key stakeholders to alternative ways in working where relevant and beneficial for the business

What will make you stand out?
• Excellent communication, project management
• Strong analytical ability.
• A proficient negotiator with strong commercial awareness and influencing skills.
• Ability to lead contract negotiations to completion.
• Very good MS Office skills including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
• A self-starter who is confident with setting the direction for Procurement.
• Ability to interact with senior management and board level stakeholders.
• Degree level or equivalent
• MCIPs would be an advantage
• Proven Procurement Manager experience
• Proven track record of controlling and reducing external spend whilst developing a robust supplier base
• Proven track record of developing Procurement Strategy/Category Plans.

What's on offer?

• Life Assurance
• 33 Days Holiday
• Private Medical
• On-site Parking
• Company Pension
• Employee Assistance Programme

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity. We are able offer, and encourage career growth, and have national coverage to facilitate ambition.

In addition we offer:
• Competitive Salary of upto £60,000.00 plus bonus
• 33 days holiday per year
• Company Pension
• Private Medical
• Working with a great team

Interested?

Then apply online! Your contact person:

Claudia Cronin
HR & Talent Resourcing Manager
Tel: claudia.cronin@elis.com

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