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Senior Buyer Adult Education, Further Education}

Senior Buyer Adult Education, Further Education}

Posted 5 March by Ernest Gordon Recruitment Limited
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Senior Buyer {Adult Education, Further Education}

High Wycombe, Hybrid 1 day a week in the office.

£40,000 to £45,000 + Company Benefits

Are you a Senior Buyer looking to join the UK's largest professional membership body as you facilitate all commercial, IT, facilities and government contracts? Do you want to have full autonomy over the whole business procurement needs?

On offer is the unique opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join the largest professional education membership body as they go through a huge period of growth, expansion, and digital change. Working closely with the senior management team, you will play a key role in the continued and future growth plans of the business and its overall success.


In this role, the successful Senior Buyer would play a critical role in the development of new business relations by continuing to work with existing and new key stake holder bodies, negotiating contracts, drawing up contracts and generally building good lasting partnership plans as well as having overall decision making authority in terms of costs, vendors used and the direction of the procurement department as a whole.

The ideal Senior Buyer would have excellent communications skills and excellent contract negotiation skills with a keen eye for detail. Someone who is ambitious and keen to join a company who is equally ambitious and proud of what they do.

The Role:

  • Procurement, Relationship plans, contract negotiating, drafting and agreeing contract.
  • Build and maintain relationships with partners.
  • Liaise with key stakeholders.

The Person:

  • Previous experience in a similar procurement role.
  • Want to work 1 day a week from the office.
  • Commutable to High Wycombe

Keywords: Procurement Manager, Facilities Manager, IT, Digital, Education, Contracts Manager, Commerical Manager, Buyer, Senior Buyer

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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Reference Number: BBBH11923

Required skills

  • Digital
  • Education
  • IT
  • Contracts Manager
  • Buyer
  • Facilities Manager
  • Procurement Manager
  • Commerical Manager

Reference: 52249272

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