Buyer Analyst

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About the Department:

Group Procurement is responsible for delivering value to the business through strategic sourcing, supplier relationship management, and process excellence. The department ensures procurement practices align with business goals, compliance standards, and sustainability objectives.

Position Overview:

Senior Buyer

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the delivery of category strategies and deployment of supplier relationship management (SRM) programs.
  
• Participate in the development of sourcing strategies, including risk assessment and identification of key deliverables.
  
• Lead sourcing and negotiation activities for low to medium spend Statements of Work (SOWs).
  
• Analyze financial and commercial structures, engaging Legal and Finance as needed to ensure compliance and budget alignment.
  
• Collaborate with SOW owners to confirm renewal requirements and scope accuracy.
  
• Coordinate with project leads or vendor managers to ensure timely purchase request submissions.
  
• Support Category Leads and Category Managers with SRM activities and handle assigned supplier relationships.
  
• Oversee purchase request (PR) and purchase order (PO) pipelines for the assigned category of spend.
  
• Review project pipelines, PR/PO approvals, and SOW approvals in systems such as Fieldglass, liaising with Category Leads and Managers.
  
• Ensure all purchase requests meet compliance standards, including proper approval, contracts, SOWs, and supplier onboarding.
  
• Keep stakeholders updated on sourcing project statuses and progress.
  
• Conduct market and industry research to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
  
• Support sourcing activities across other categories as required, based on workload and business priorities.
  

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Experience:

  46 years of experience in procurement or buying, preferably in

  IT Professional Services

  (e.g., developers, testers, system implementors, business analysts).

• Education:

  Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• Strong commercial acumen and proven negotiation skills.
  
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and stakeholder management abilities.
  
• Proven ability to build positive supplier relationships and influence stakeholders up to senior management level.
  
• Experience with market and category analysis to support sourcing decisions.
  
• Strong IT proficiency, including

  Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint, Outlook)

  .
• Experience using procurement tools such as

  Ariba

  and

  Fieldglass

  (desirable).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  
• Analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills with a proactive and collaborative mindset.
  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with onshore and offshore teams.