Our OEM Client based in Gaydon is searching for a Delivery Buyer to join their team, Inside IR35. This is a maternity leave cover contract position. Umbrella Pay Rate: £27.03 per hour. The Opportunity: Overall responsibility and leadership for all contract management and Supplier Relationship management activities and local and regional sourcing within their sphere of responsibility. This includes: Responsible for supporting the strategic sourcing activity in line with Strategy Category Plan, providing insight and local market intelligence, as required. Responsible for sourcing any local and regional spend in line with the SCP. Responsible for implementing the relevant global contracts sourced by the Strategic Buyer. Responsible for the Contract and Supplier Relationship Management activities for the contracts created at a global and regional level. Responsible for Regional/Local one-off purchase sourcing and order placement by exception where this cannot be carried out by the Operational Buying team (i.e. language, local market Intelligence, cultural). Responsible for escalation of significant contractual issues to the Strategic Buyer. Key Performance Indicators: Savings in line with the savings target (Budgetary and Value Add) for their local / Regional Sourcing activities Contract Management KPI’s and supplier performance (Change management, ongoing cost performance, problem resolution timing etc. etc.). Supplie...