Theale, Berkshire | Monday to Friday | 37.5 Hours

We are seeking an experienced and commercially focused Senior Buyer, to join our Service Procurement team. This is a key role within the business, responsible for supporting the delivery and profitability of external service contracts and interventions across biomedical and endoscopy equipment services.

The successful candidate will lead supplier negotiations, manage procurement performance, oversee service contract activities and support the ongoing development of procurement processes and team capability. This role requires a confident and analytical procurement professional who can operate effectively in a fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environment while building strong internal and external stakeholder relationships.

You will also provide first-line leadership and support to the procurement team, ensuring service delivery, compliance and commercial performance targets are achieved.

Important Application Criteria

To be considered for this role, applicants must have:

• CIPS level 4, qualified as a minimum
• At least 2 years’ procurement experience within a commercial or operational environment
• Experience of managing, negotiating and monitoring contracts
• Experience in Cost Management, SRM and Performance Improvement
• A minimum of 3 years’ UK-based experience
• Experience managing suppliers, contracts and procurement activities independently

Applications that do not meet these minimum requirements will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Support the Procurement Service Operations Manager (POM) and Head of Procurement (HOP) to deliver profitable external service contracts and interventions for biomedical and endoscopy equipment
• Lead negotiations of contract pricing and terms of maintenance contracts.
• Manage the suppliers and contracts in line with the supplier relationship management (SRM) programme, with focus on long-term sustainability, quality and profitability
• Oversee all biomed Private and NHS sites by supporting other team members, to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of Purchase Orders and Contracts.
• Deploy good decision process and techniques to optimise profit and value and balance the risk from the external spend
• Support team members with company bids and pricing exercises from a procurement perspective
• Support the business and team on the growing knowledge and capability, developing a clear process of engagement and ways of working
• Support the POM in agreeing internal SLAs with our internal customers and being first line contact for the buyers with standard business escalations.
• Ensure that all maintenance contracts records are accurately maintained, and prepare agreed monthly reports on external service contract spend and performance against SLAs
• Supporting buyers for decision making within agreed limits, especially in the absence of Procurement Operations Manager
• Assisting the POM to performance manage contract output to ensure quality and value for money
• Responsible for first line management and support of a team (presently three).
• Team budget of of cira £5m for responsible categories

Performance Indicators

• Profitability and quality of procurement for outsourced service contracts, in support of the Group’s Managed Equipment Services and self-maintenance operations
• On-time contract renewals
• Supplier relationship and performance management
• Build positive stakeholder relationships
• Monthly financial, staff and performance reporting
• Achievement of agreed personal and team objectives
• Can do attitude with the ability to drive collaborative change

Essential Skills & Experience

• At least 2 years procurement experience
• Intermediate to advance excel skills required for detailed analysis
• Experience in Cost Management, SRM and Performance Improvement
• Knowledge and experience of medical devices and/or endoscopy devices (Desirable)
• Experience of managing, negotiating and monitoring contracts
• Proven ability to work successfully in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment.
• Appreciation of whole life cost management.
• Appreciation of engineering operations

Essential Qualifications

• CIPS level 4, qualified as a minimum

Benefits & Perks

• Private healthcare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension scheme & salary sacrifice options
• Electric car and cycle-to-work schemes
• Flexible, supportive work environment

A DBS Enhanced Disclosure is required. If this sounds like the role for you, email your CV to or contact Louise at One to One Personnel.