Senior buyer - united kingdom, warrington, cheshire

role: senior buyer ref 61033 contracting authority: central government contract length: 12 months location: hybrid/warrington or carlisle 2 days a week on site pay rate to intermediary: gbp350-gbp375 per day ir35: inside security clearance: bpss a senior buyer is wanted for an excellent opportunity within the public sector. responsibilities of the senior buyer develop sourcing strategies for bronze procurements and provide support to the development of silver and gold procurement sourcing strategies within your respective category; organise market engagement events and collation of market insight for the business for your respective category; leading and managing multiple tenders in compliance with the public contracts regulations 2015 (pcr s) and client procurement processes; act as tender assessment team chair for some bronze procurements as required by the procurement manager; act as tender assessment team secretary as required by the procurement manager; create and issue out purchase orders in line with delegations; provide contract management support to the business for your respective category; ensure that client meets its legislative, regulatory, customer and stakeholder obligations at all times; represent client at various forums as required; ensure that all contracts recommended for signature meet client processes and procedures ensuring all required functions have bought into the process. ensure the provision of robust management information to ensure all required reporting is delivered in line with stakeholder expectations skills/experience required of the senior buyer experience of designing and running competitions in accordance with the public contracts regulations; working in a highly regulated and industrial sector; working under pressure, managing multiple projects to tight deadlines; holding suppliers and colleagues to account; drafting and developing bespoke terms and conditions; negotiating with suppliers; detailed & practical understanding of the public contracts regulations, how to interpret them and implement them within a public corporation detailed awareness of identifying key stakeholders, understanding their key drivers, and managing their requirements understands contract law ability to identify and develop mitigation plans for supply chain risk using atamis and sage (or ability to learn new systems) chartered institute of procurement & supply- level 5 or ability to pass within 12 months degree in business/economics/law or equivalent experience if you are a senior buyer or looking to become a senior buyer, apply now! we welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion. applying to this or any other vacancy advertised by spinwell ltd constitutes an agreement for spinwell ltd to hold your details for 24 months for the purpose of assessing suitability for the advertised position and to make you aware of any other positions deemed suitable of which they will make you aware by means of either email, text or phone. in line with gdpr regulations you are able to request your details be removed from the company data at any time by emailing us

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