Buyer

Job Description: Buyer Hybrid working with up to 3 days per week working from home Bupa Place, Salford Quays, Manchester Fixed Term Contract until end May 2027 Salary starting from £40,000 per annum dependent upon experience Fantastic benefits including generous pension and healthcare Full time 37.5 hours per week

We make health happen Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

How you’ll help us make health happen: We're looking to appoint a seasoned buyer to help support our procurement. This is a highly commercial role combining a high degree of stakeholder engagement with the need to prioritise and be self motivated. The Buyer is accountable for their specific category, with responsibility to ensure products and services are sourced competitively and cost effectively which includes identifying and delivering cost savings.

In addition, the job holder will:

• Develop and maintains a comprehensive category/purchasing plan which has a clear savings/opportunity pipeline.
• Establish or follows category prioritises based on benefits and opportunities and business requirements
• Actively set, lead and drive the timeline for sourcing initiatives.
• Lead contract negotiations on behalf of the organisation and develop negotiation plans.
• Develop innovative solutions by challenging the status quo and business requirements.
• Interface with stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood.
• Actively contribute to meetings and at events and is a Procurement advocate, positively raising the profile of Procurement throughout the organisation.
• Maintains commercial confidentiality and conduct supplier relationships with the highest standard of ethical conduct.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

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