Delivery Buyer

OPPORTUNITY

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

RESPONSIBILITIES

● 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 contacts 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

Category Strategy
● Responsible for supplying Strategic Buyer with feedback on supplier performance, and any new requirements that arise within a Market / Region that may affect the future sourcing strategy
● Responsible for reviewing the Strategic Category Plan
● Support local Stakeholder alignment in relation to strategy creation and implementation of the categories

Sourcing
● Responsible for delivering sourcing of local/regional suppliers in line with SCP
● 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, systems)
● Responsible for Global Sourcing Approach Document (GSAD) submission and GSP process adherence for the regional and local sourcing
● Ensure alignment with Global Category Leads and Strategic Buyers to ensure strategic / tactical sourcing is in line with strategy for the regional and local sourcing
● Identify Make vs Buy and business justification when required and support analysis for regional and local sourcing
● Responsible for supply chain risk management for the regional and local sourcing
● Engage with specialist functions where required GPF, Risk, OGC
● Maintain lead for supplier interaction

Contract Management
● Responsible for working with Stakeholders and Finance to operate the contract management governance based on the agreed cadence and ensure all required inputs are available. Capture and manage actions to resolution
● Responsible for managing dispute resolution process
● Responsible for the Change Management of the contracts and Purchase Orders
● Lead continuous improvement /benchmarking and implementation of the improvements

Supplier Relationship Management
● Responsible for conducting the Supplier Relationship Performance Survey (SRPS)
● Responsible for maintaining the SRPS actions plans and working with suppliers and internal stakeholders to complete the actions