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Category Buyer

Category Buyer - Marketing & Comms
Job Description

Position Category Buyer - Marketing & Commercial Services
Department Finance - Procurement & Supply Chain
Reporting to Procurement Category Manager - Marketing & Commercial

Summary of the Role The Category Buyer will be responsible for all operational support activities for the Marketing and Commercial Category within the O2 Procurement & Supply chain team. They will be responsible for managing and processing purchase orders, reviewing supplier spend, running standard purchasing reports and resolving payment & invoice issues. The role will support both the Procurement Category Manager and Senior Buyer on a number of key projects aimed at delivering tangible cost savings to O2 year on year. They will manage a number of supplier relationships ensuring scheduled supplier review meetings take place and are documented. The successful candidate will have excellent communications, business relationship management and interpersonal skills. The role will report to the Procurement Category Manager and will be responsible for delivering against a clearly defined set of objectives with performance being measured against these objectives on an on gong basis.

Main Duties & Responsibilities
. Support the Procurement plan to deliver bottom line cost saving targets . Follow a personal development plan in line with a clearly defined career path and business objectives . Develop Strategic Procurement expertise for all areas of spend within the category with a particular focus on Marketing & Commercial business related spend . Proactively manage existing contracts and supplier relationships ensuring that scheduled supplier reviews take place between key business stakeholders and their strategic supply partners . Support the Procurement team on key Marketing & Commercial projects, ensuring that the best commercial pricing & terms are agreed with supply partners . Develop a professional relationship with key stakeholders within the Marketing & Commercial business areas based on the organisations business principles and values . Gather and analyse information and specifications for company tender documents and manage the administration of the tender process from initiation right through to contract completion . Manage contracts and catalogue content within the SRM module of SAP to support the improvement of the Purchase to Pay Process. . Capture all Projects and Tenders are on the Ariba & reporting system . Ensure compliance to all company Procurement policies and procedures . Engage the Legal Department in concluding contractual terms and ensure that all contracts are sign in accordance to company . Support the implementation and communication of the overall Procurement strategy . Encourage supply partners to be innovative in terms of cost saving initiatives, sourcing new products or services while maintaining or improving quality standards and performance . Provide regular reports and updates to the Procurement team on the progress of key projects, cost savings targets, supplier performance and stakeholder relationships . Work with other members of the Procurement both at local and group level to identify synergies and leverage overall group spend to deliver cost savings.

Individual
Minimum 3 years direct procurement experience at Buyer Level. . Strong interpersonal, influencing and communications skills . Experience in managing day to day management of commercial and contractual relationships with suppliers . Must be customer focused and have an ability to work as part of a team both within Procurement and when working with stakeholders on key projects or business initiatives

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