Senior Buyer – Procurement (Information Technology Category) in Southampton, United Kingdom

Job Description

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. If you have more, less or different experiences, but really relevant skills, we’d love to hear from you.

We work flexibly and will help you to find a healthy balance of remote working and time in our fantastic Southampton office, collaborating, taking part in events and getting to know people that makes working with us so rewarding. We welcome the opportunity to discuss reduced hours and job share arrangements.

The Role

Working within Supply Chain and Procurement, this role will lead the end-to-end procurement activity for the Information Technology category. Project management is the key part of the sourcing process and you will work largely without the need for guidance – business partnering with key stakeholders at all levels of our business.

You will

• Develop, implement and lead category sourcing strategy for IT, managing the ongoing commercial, operational, quality and risk management requirements within their category.

• Lead and execute tendering, negotiating, contracting and contract management activities on significant spend areas within their category. Look to lead on SRM (supplier relationship management) with key agencies to ensure best service and value is delivered.

• Function as a Procurement Business partner for projects and operational areas as an integral stakeholder, leading the change within CUK.

• CUK is undertaking substantial transformational change within its technological landscape over the next 3 to 5 years, and procurement will be an integral part in helping to deliver these changes.

Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK08 and is offered on a full time, permanent basis with hybrid working at least 3 days in our Southampton office.

About You

Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you’ll also need:

• Excellent negotiating skills drawing up and dealing with contracts of varying values and complexities, and managing supplier Service Level Agreements

• Concise and influential communicator, able to discuss complex issues with clarity and credibility to a cross functional audience of varied experience

• Good knowledge of purchasing systems, processes and contractual experience.

• Good/up to date knowledge of MS-Office with strong excel skills

Being part of our team has its advantages…

We’re a holiday company so we know there’s more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• Home and office-based hybrid working 3 days per week in the Southampton office

• Annual bonus

• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers

• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers

• Extensive learning and development opportunities

• Employee-led networks

• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes

• Company paid Health Cash Plan and health assessment

• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP

• Life Assurance

• Parental and adoption leave

• Employee Shares Plan

• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes

• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals

• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal

• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme

• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme

• A friendly welcome with help settling in

Please note: Being able to create unforgettable holiday happiness is a brilliant opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these case we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications once this happens.

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#Job Functions: Supply Chain; Information Technology; Finance

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