Strategic Buyer - Indirect Procurement

• Work with relevant Category Manager(s) to develop and execute a fully integrated, business-aligned category plan for assigned category area(s).
• Experience with Real Estate
• You will work with key stakeholders and suppliers to develop global sourcing strategies, aligned to the category strategy, to drive savings and value for the company
• You will be responsible for the Source to Contract (S2C) process, including sourcing strategy execution (e.g. RFP/E-Auction), evaluation, recommendation, supplier selection and award.
• Conduct or support negotiations.
• Support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers.
• Support our stakeholders and local teams efficiently resolve escalated issues.
• You will manage stakeholder and supplier relationships to ensure that Sourcing Strategies are aligned to current and future Business needs and that the supply base is capable of supporting these strategies.
• Identifying and driving continuous improvement initiatives that will generate value through increase supplier performance and/or capabilities.
• Develop contracts, agreements, and sourcing strategies for the supply of materials/products and services.
• Develop, evaluate, or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers and other cross-functional teams.
• Propose and implement improvements & innovations within the assigned spend area(s).

• 2 years + working within a Strategic Procurement/Sourcing environment, employing a formal category/sourcing management process (preferably in a similar regulated industry), with MCIPS to level 4.
• Experience of strategic sourcing/ running tenders
• An understanding of Category Management principles with knowledge of how to define a strategy and experience of how to translate it into actionable plans and manage these plans through to implementation.
• Experience working with e-procurement tools to find, evaluate & select the best vendors to drive savings, increase value & manage risk.
• Able to demonstrate the values and behaviors required to be successful in the role and support the Convatec ‘Forever Caring’ Promise.
• Excellent inter-personal & communication skills.
• Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret data, confirming its accuracy and adequacy, and using it to drive decisions as well as present results and business cases to management
• Results and solution oriented, with a focus on meeting required targets and deadlines.
• Possess ability for analytical problem-solving and analysis/interpretation of complex problems, incorporating data gathered from a variety of sources/software tools.
• Understanding of financial principles, resource planning and allocation, to support delivery of a Category Plan to deliver cost management, resilience and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate to a diverse audience, at multiple levels within the company using a variety of formats, presentations, emails, leading meetings, face to face, etc.
• Able to negotiate with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters and apply judgement as to what constitutes an acceptable level of contractual risk and supply resilience.
• Able to promote and foster new ideas and strategies among internal and external stakeholders, challenging the status quo with sustainable solution(s).
• Must be able to work with a range of technically and culturally diverse people, influencing them to achieve goals in a timely manner to help drive business results. Must demonstrate and apply analytical as well as strategic thinking skills, support teamwork, show exceptional judgment, collaboration, decision-making, and can work independently.

• BSc/BA in related subject desirable
• MCIPS to level 6 or equivalent

• Internal – Global Procurement, Finance, Operations, Technology and Innovation (including Sustaining Engineering), Regulatory, Supply Chain, Marketing, HR, Global Business Services and others as required.
• External – Suppliers and other relevant external stakeholders

• Speaking: Yes English*

• Writing/Reading: Yes English*

• Hybrid working – (as agreed by Line Manager)
• Flexibility outside of core working hours may be required at times

Convatec