Senior Buyer – Facilities Management

Oxford, Oxfordshire
Whitestone Resourcing Limited

We are currently working with a leading Facilities Service provider to recruit a Procurement Manager to oversee a public sector FM contract in the Oxford area

The position holder of this role would be accountable for procuring a supply chain to support the maintenance operation of two contracts in the Oxford area. Specifically the role is required to ensure best value and service delivery with the supply chain.

Main responsibilities:

• To be responsible and accountable for the procurement process of subcontractors, materials, plant and services, in accordance with the project procurement strategy and project commitments.
• Collate and maintain a set of scoping documents to utilise for procurement activities.
• Undertake reprocurement of all services within scope – achieving best value procurement for maintenance, reactive and project functions within the PFI contracts, utilising business processes.
• Ensure all service requirements are included within supply chain agreements.
• Ensure favourable terms and conditions are agreed with supply chain partners.
• Develop professional, robust and effective working relationships with suppliers, sub-contractors and service providers, who will provide best value to the project.
• Undertake a supply chain review protocol to ensure relationships with the supply chain and key internal stakeholders are maintained, utilising the G4S process to score and evaluate supply chain performance and risk.
• Maintain a supply chain procurement tracker designed to programme reprocurement activities to guide future procurement.
• Assist the management with reporting where required.
• Assist in the functional aspects of procurement with benchmarking and market testing activities as required.
• Work with the operational team to create and price contract variations, small works and other pricing documentation as required.
• To support a team of procurement professionals, including training & development; staff appraisals; retention & reward; and recruitment to provide an effective procurement service for the project.

Candidate requirements:

• Experience of procuring services in the FM or Construction industry.
• Experience of subcontract procurement.
• Has delivered demonstrable added value through their procurement activity.
• Experience of CIPS or working towards CIPS is desirable (Or chartership in another discipline CIOB or RICS).