Job Description

The Senior Buyer will provide support to the Procurement Lead for the Applications sub category, which includes over 500 contracts and procurements with an overall portfolio value of £289m.

Principal Accountabilities

• Responsible for Contract Management of allocated contracts, including timely contract renewals or novations, and ensuring these continue to offer the best value for money.
• Manage variation requests to contracts, liaising with stakeholders and the Supplier Contract Manager to create, review and enact any required changes.
• Support on monthly Commercial or Service Reviews, covering all elements of commercial or claims management, including identification of any opportunities.
• Manage collective spend and forecasts, ensuring contracts remain within headroom and sanction limits.
• Support on new or replacement Procurements, utilising CCS Frameworks where applicable, including preparing the tender documentation, evaluation of bids and supporting contract award.
• Maintain accurate Contract and Procurement data within ATAMIS to support sub-category compliance and aggregation of future demand.
• Support on Supplier Relationship Management, including identifying and optimising the potential of the Supplier via Collaboration plans.
• Support on any NDA collaborative procurements relating to the Applications sub-category.

Essential Skills

• Candidate will hold a HNC/HND/degree in relevant discipline as well as at least one of the below:
– Chartered Institute of Purchase and Supply Levels 4,5 or 6 Qualification
– Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors Foundation or Advanced Qualification
– World Commerce and Contracting Foundation or Advanced Qualification
– Government Commercial Function Contract Management Qualification

• Experience working in procurement/supply covering a broad range of products and services.
• Knowledge of the Public Contract Regulations including PCR 2015 & PA23.

Desirable Skills

• ICT procurement experience.

Additional Information

• Open VN
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Contact/s: Alli Hatton

ASW’s may have the right to apply for internal Sellafield Ltd vacancies. Please note if you are an Agency Supplied Worker you are required to attach evidence of all qualifications obtained to support your application. We require a minimum of A*-C GCSE in English, Maths & Science/IT or equivalent / higher qualification.

If you choose to apply for this role and your application is shortlisted by the hiring manager, you will be invited to a competency based interview. In the interview, you will be assessed against the below competencies:

Behavioural:
– Problem Solving
– Resilience
– Drive for Results
– Collaboration and Teamwork
– Adapting to Change

Technical:
– Contract preparations and drafting
– Supplier selection and management

Please see link to the competency framework for further information:
https://slportal.ssa-intra.net/pub/SC001/00027/Competency%20Framework/Forms/AllItems.aspx

If your technical competency is not in the above framework, please refer to the profession’s share point page for further information.

Sellafield Ltd are recognised as a Disability Confident Employer (Level 3). Disability Confident employers offer an interview to disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. Sellafield Ltd define the minimum criteria as the ‘essential skills’ which are listed on the vacancy notice. Whilst completing your application form, you will be able to indicate if you wish to be considered under the disability confident scheme. If you would prefer to discuss this directly with us, please contact the GBS Recruitment team on recruitment@sellafieldcloud.co.uk.

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