Strategic Buyer - Indirect Procurement

Pioneering trusted medical solutions to improve the lives we touch: Convatec is a global medical products and technologies company, focused on solutions for the management of chronic conditions, with leading positions in Advanced Wound Care, Ostomy Care, Continence Care, and Infusion Care. With more than 10,000 colleagues, we provide our products and services in around 90 countries, united by a promise to be forever caring. Our solutions provide a range of benefits, from infection prevention and protection of at-risk skin, to improved patient outcomes and reduced care costs. Convatec’s revenues in 2024 were over $2 billion. The company is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index (LSE:CTEC). To learn more please visit <span>http://www.convatecgroup.com</span><p><br/> </p><p><b>The role:</b></p><p>This is a key role within the Global Procurement function driving a high-performance culture and setting the standard for excellence. We are looking for an ambitious Strategic Buyer, to join our Sourcing Hub to help drive Category Strategy through plan implementation as part of our transformation journey.</p><p>The Strategic Buyer will be Responsible for the production and delivery of strategic sourcing projects and cost reducing process / supplier improvement projects, and the Source to Contract process working closely with Category Managers and project stakeholders.</p><p>As a member of this team, you will be expected to develop, outline, and execute projects in accordance with agreed upon deliverables, timings, and budgets, supporting Real State Category.</p><p></p><p><b>Key Responsibilities: </b></p><ul><li>Work with relevant Category Manager(s) to develop and execute a fully integrated, business-aligned category plan for assigned category area(s).</li><li>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</li><li>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.</li><li>Conduct or support negotiations.</li><li>Support supplier segmentation, Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and quarterly supplier reviews for all strategic suppliers.</li><li>Support our stakeholders and local teams efficiently resolve escalated issues.</li><li>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.</li><li>Identifying and driving continuous improvement initiatives that will generate value through increase supplier performance and/or capabilities.</li><li>Develop contracts, agreements, and sourcing strategies for the supply of materials/products and services.</li><li>Develop, evaluate, or manage internal and external relationships with suppliers and other cross-functional teams.</li><li>Propose and implement improvements &amp; innovations within the assigned spend area(s).</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Skills &amp; Experience: </b></p><ul><li>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.</li><li>Experience of strategic sourcing/ running tenders</li><li>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.</li><li>Experience working with e-procurement tools to find, evaluate &amp; select the best vendors to drive savings, increase value &amp; manage risk.</li><li>Able to demonstrate the values and behaviors required to be successful in the role and support the Convatec ‘Forever Caring’ Promise.</li><li>Excellent inter-personal &amp; communication skills.</li><li>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</li><li>Results and solution oriented, with a focus on meeting required targets and deadlines. </li><li>Possess ability for analytical problem-solving and <span>analysis/interpretation</span> of complex problems, incorporating data gathered from a variety of sources/software tools.</li><li>Understanding of financial principles, resource planning and allocation, to support delivery of a Category Plan to deliver cost management, resilience and continuous improvement.</li><li>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.</li><li>Able to negotiate with suppliers on all commercial and contractual matters and apply judgement as to what constitutes an acceptable level of contrac