UK OneSource Procurement Specialist – Seer Green, Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom | Remote
Job ID: REQ-057236
Responsibilities
Analytics / Tactical Focus:
- Document the costs for all vendors and generate monthly cost reports for stakeholders.
- Develop cost-benefit analyses used frequently to optimize spend.
- Serve as liaison between customer, employer, and vendors.
- Calculate metrics for analysis and consolidate large amounts of data into concise reports.
- Work with customers on their feedback, monitored and audited data.
- Request client approvals for contract purchases.
- Successfully manage delivery of supplier contracts within budget and achieve targeted savings.
- Make accurate forecasts to meet customer demand, understanding customer goals and budget.
Strategic Focus
- Sourcing of suppliers and supplier qualification.
- Sourcing, negotiating, and procurement of service contracts supporting OneSource Enterprise contracts and asset management portfolio.
- Developing, deploying, and awarding supplier contracts and agreements (RFP).
- Engage in all aspects of supplier management with a focus on improving profitability and delivering customer satisfaction.
- Identify appropriate service coverage for different customers or equipment types and opportunities to expand service platform strategy.
- Maintain strong supplier relationships, acting as escalation path for supplier issues across OneSource Enterprise.
- Collaborate closely with suppliers and Quality to resolve quality issues.
- Conduct routine supplier meetings to develop and maintain relationships.
- Use data to drive decisions and provide market/competitive feedback while supporting the field organization.
Key Interfaces: OneSource Global Procurement, OneSource Operations Teams, OneSource Territory Leaders, Territory VP/GM’s, Global Finance and Accounting.
Requirements
- Degree in Business or Procurement/Purchasing (desired).
- Equivalent 5+ years of procurement experience or relevant industry knowledge.
- Ability to analyze large data sets, identify trends, and develop action plans based on findings.
- Proven record of strong negotiation skills and buying strategies delivering positive financial results.
- Comprehensive knowledge of developing, deploying, and awarding service contracts (RFP).
- Deep understanding of vendor/supplier communications and best practices.
- Proven ability to ensure cost-effective service arrangements.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work independently as well as in a team.
- Excellent motivational, communication (oral/written), presentation and influencing skills.
- Confidence and assertiveness.
- Excellent critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Strong execution and follow-through.
Key Competencies
Bias for Action
- Action‑oriented, enjoys hard work, and seeks opportunities.
- Delivers results, consistently among top performers, pushes self and others for outcomes.
Customer focus
- Builds voice of the customer into strategies and plans, considers impact on current and future customers.
Composure
- Patient, tolerant, listens, checks before acting, and respects due process.
Leadership
- Command skills – takes necessary stands, encourages debate, directs crisis, and engages with tough challenges.
- Approachability – easy to approach, builds rapport, listens attentively.
- Managerial courage – provides direct feedback, addresses issues promptly.
Interpersonal Savvy
- Relates well across all organizational levels, builds constructive relationships, fosters diplomacy.
Motivation
- Creates climate of expectation and teamwork, empowers others, invites input, and shares ownership.
- Builds effective teams, promotes morale, defines team success, fosters belonging.
Vision and Purpose
- Looks ahead, plans proactively.
- Communicates compelling vision beyond immediate scope, inspires and motivates others.
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