Delivery Buyer- J36751995

Job Title: Delivery Buyer

Location: Gaydon Warwickshire

Rate: £27.17 ph via an Umbrella Company (Inside IR35) or £20.32 h PAYE

Employment Type: 12 Months (Maternity Cover)

Hours: Standard 40 Hours Per Week

Reference: J36751995

Job Description:

Overall responsibility and leadership for all contract management and Supplier Relationship management activities and local and regional sourcing within their sphere of responsibility. Including;

• Responsible for supporting the strategic sourcing activity in line with Strategy Category Plan, providing insight and local market intelligence, as required
• Responsible for sourcing any local and regional spend in line with the SCP
• Responsible for implementing the relevant global contracts sourced by the Strategic Buyer
• Responsible for the Contract and Supplier Relationship Management activities for the contracts created at a global and regional level
• Responsible for Regional/Local one-off purchase sourcing and order placement by exception where this cannot be carried out by the Operational Buying team (i.e. language, local market Intelligence, cultural)
• Responsible for escalation of significant contractual issues to the Strategic Buyer

Key Performance Indicators:

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

Essential:

• We recruit for attitude and train for skills so looking for candidates with an aptitude for delivering exceptional client experiences.
• Experience in delivery of exceptional client experiences is preferential and this can be from retail, hotelier, travel, entertainment or other relevant sectors, equally welcome client experience team members from other automotive brands.
• An individual with a client first mindset who is easy to do business with and makes people feel special, driven to deliver experiences that are personalised, seamless and dependable.
• An individual who is resilient, energetic and enthusiastic, able to deliver results under pressure, whilst responding constructively to challenging new ideas and inputs.
• Strong decision making and problem solving skills.
• An individual who is able to challenge existing thinking in a positive way whilst building credibility and trust through experience and personal style.
• An effective team player, actively leads, develops and supports team members.
• An individual who enables speed in decision making through establishing alignment, clarity, appropriate resources and sense of urgency whilst bringing others along.
• Technologically savvy with an ability to navigate multiple client management technologies and previous experience desirable.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong Stakeholder Management skills.
• Numerate with excellent attention to detail with the ability to outline information in a straight forward manner.
• Results orientated with a determination to make things happen.
• A highly motivated, energetic and inspirational team player.
• Ability to identify opportunities for improvements and implement change.
• Excellent time management skills, able to work on multiple tasks and deliver results to agreed schedules.
• Ability to make quick and competent decisions.
• Experience of managing a high volume of queries.

Desirable:

• Having worked in a role which has implemented a goodwill process to clients, having reviewed and communicated these decisions to clients.

Personal Profile:

• Individual must be client centric, putting the client at the heart of every action they do.
• The individual must be attentive to the finest of details and show great care and passion for our client’s brand.
• Adept at multitasking and handling diverse customer needs in a dynamic environment.
• Fully proficient in verbal and written communication to support our clients across various platforms.

Additional Information:

This role is INSIDE IR35