Strategic Buyer
- Birmingham
- £40,000-50,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and manage relationships with the SMR garage network in line with current corporate strategy to drive continual improvement in supplier performance and network utilisation
- Manage key SMR supplier contracts, invoices and documentation for compliance with existing agreements (KPIs, SLAs, price)
- Support the implementation of new customer mobilisations by sourcing additional suppliers and service lines as required
- Support the development of our Garage network approach including our offer, rewards and network community
- Work closely with the network to ensure we receive contractual revenues/rebates from suppliers
- Work with suppliers to reduce contract administration burden across internal teams and improve supplier governance
- Understand internal/external customer’s needs and investigate potential with current and new suppliers
- Lead and implement changes to supplier processes and communicate both internally/externally
- An education to Degree level in Business, and/ or Finance (preferred), or CIPS qualification (or working toward),
- Experience in working in a fleet management environment or experience managing large supplier panels (desirable)
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office programs (i.e. Excel, Word, Outlook, etc.).
- Attention to detail, accuracy in addition to the ability to work effectively independently and as a team member.
- Strong interpersonal and communication (written and oral) skills
- 26 days annual holiday entitlement (+ 8 bank holidays)
- Group Personal Pension Plan
- Death in Service insurance cover
- Critical illness insurance cover
- Free parking
- Health cash plan
- Profit Sharing Annual Bonus
- Free Breakdown cover (eligible employees – service related)
- Long Service Awards, Support for further education / employee development.
- Car or car allowance