Senior Buyer - C&P
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London, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
3/27/2025
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Description
Location
London, GB
Department Name
OA Eastern Regional Strategic Commercial Director (570533) G4
About Network Rail
🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟
Vacancy : Senior Buyer
Location : London Stratford Place
Salary : £43,588 to £50,018 per annum (plus an Inner London Allowance of £3,270 per annum)
Role Type : Permanent, Full time
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
At Network rail you will also have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications.
In joining Network Rail, you're not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain's best employers.
Network Rail Benefits – In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:
Brief Description
Our purpose is to connect people and goods with where they need to be.
Our vision is for a simpler, better, greener railway.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join our team in Stratford and to be a key member of our Procurement and Commercial Strategy team, responsible for managing the procurement process for medium to high value complex contracts and framework agreements.
The team operates within the Eastern Region that supports our customers throughout the North East, East Midlands, East Coast and Anglia routes.Our activities include creating one off contracts, framework agreements and cover all rail disciplines.
The role requires good strategic sourcing and communication skills to ensure value for money for all procurements and also to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and Network Rail corporate governance.
The Senior Buyer will work closely with the Senior Procurement Manager and internal stakeholders to understand their requirements and deliver successful procurement strategies that support Network Rail's objectives.
You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, be proactive, have in depth experience of the end-to-end procurement process, be happy to challenge and be challenged and support our customers.
We provide solid training and development opportunities to enhance your knowledge, increase your confidence, and enable you to achieve your career ambitions.
About The Role (External)
Key Accountabilities –
External how to apply:
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at [email protected]. You can also visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.
We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.
Network Rail Benefits – To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information . Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.”
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness of our safety vision .
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave
Salary: £43,588 to £50,018 per annum.
Closing date 9 th April 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
‘Been referred by a friend? Please complete this form: Eastern Region Employee Referral Form (office.com) '
London, GB
Department Name
OA Eastern Regional Strategic Commercial Director (570533) G4
About Network Rail
🌟 Join Our Team at Network Rail! 🌟
Vacancy : Senior Buyer
Location : London Stratford Place
Salary : £43,588 to £50,018 per annum (plus an Inner London Allowance of £3,270 per annum)
Role Type : Permanent, Full time
Are you ready to make a difference in people's lives? At Network Rail, we connect passengers and freight customers, ensuring safe and efficient transportation across the country. We're an organisation where people truly matter, and when you join us, you matter to us and millions of others. Click here to watch our inspiring video to learn more about us!
We're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that reflects the passengers we serve. To achieve this, we're committed to becoming an open, diverse, and inclusive workplace, leveraging the skills and expertise of our talented workforce. Together, we strive to create a safe and accessible railway for everyone. Discover more about the importance of Diversity and Inclusion at Network Rail by clicking here .
Investing in our people is key to enhancing the safety, reliability, and efficiency of our railway system. If you're passionate about making a meaningful impact, then this opportunity is for you!
At Network rail you will also have a clear development path with access to training and additional qualifications.
In joining Network Rail, you're not only joining an organisation with a vital role to play for the country, but also a team of more than 40,000 people, and a business dedicated to being one of Britain's best employers.
Network Rail Benefits – In addition to the above, you can enjoy a fantastic range of employee benefits, such as:
- 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
- 75% discount on rail leisure travel for you and your family
- 75% subsidised Season Ticket for work travel (includes Underground)
- A range of pension options
- Annual Performance Related Pay package
- Flexible and agile working arrangements
- Healthcare package
- Discounts on shopping
- Discounted Gym membershipsand much more.
Brief Description
Our purpose is to connect people and goods with where they need to be.
Our vision is for a simpler, better, greener railway.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join our team in Stratford and to be a key member of our Procurement and Commercial Strategy team, responsible for managing the procurement process for medium to high value complex contracts and framework agreements.
The team operates within the Eastern Region that supports our customers throughout the North East, East Midlands, East Coast and Anglia routes.Our activities include creating one off contracts, framework agreements and cover all rail disciplines.
The role requires good strategic sourcing and communication skills to ensure value for money for all procurements and also to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and Network Rail corporate governance.
The Senior Buyer will work closely with the Senior Procurement Manager and internal stakeholders to understand their requirements and deliver successful procurement strategies that support Network Rail's objectives.
You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, be proactive, have in depth experience of the end-to-end procurement process, be happy to challenge and be challenged and support our customers.
We provide solid training and development opportunities to enhance your knowledge, increase your confidence, and enable you to achieve your career ambitions.
About The Role (External)
Key Accountabilities –
- Develop and implement individual project and steady state contracting strategy proposals including preparation and evaluation of tender documents and negotiation of contracts.
- Provide post contract commercial management support for a range of contracts.
- Provide dedicated support to senior staff in respect of individual projects and/or contract/commercial issues, including ‘rapid response' to potential contract disputes.
- Target specific goods, services and/or suppliers to identify how tangible improvements may be made in the procurement of these goods and services.
- Undertake regular contract management meetings with key stakeholders and suppliers to monitor whether maximum value was delivered via contract.
- Manage responsibilities for endorsements and approval of sourcing strategies.
- Provide all services to programme/project teams in a timely and cost-effective manner and contribute positively towards the achievement of programme/project objectives.
- Recognised skills in contractual and commercial matters, with credibility and experience to act as advisor to other staff.
- Successful procurement background with practical intermediate level experience.
- Contributed towards maintaining successful relationships with suppliers.
- Knowledge of relevant contract terms (NEC).
- Strong negotiation skills.
- Membership of appropriate professional institution
- Experience of infrastructure environment
- Understanding of The Procurement Regulations 2024
- Strong prioritisation and time management skills.
- A customer focussed approach
- Strong prioritisation and time management skills.
External how to apply:
Network Rail welcomes applications regardless of age, disability, marital status (including civil partnerships), pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, transgender status, sex (or gender), employment status, trade union affiliation, or other irrelevant factor.
We are a Disability Confident Leader employer! We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.
We are here to support you through every step of the recruitment process and to enable you to perform to the best of your ability. If you require any adjustments or modifications please contact Mark Holt (Resourcing Business Partner) at [email protected]. You can also visit Evenbreak's Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available.
We positively embrace flexible working, recognising that employees may wish to balance work with their family and home life.
Network Rail Benefits – To find out about what benefits we offer, click here
Network Rail is required to comply with UK Government standards when carrying out pre-employment checks for all new starters; this includes a basic criminal record check. In addition to the basic criminal record check, in accordance with the UK Government we are also required to verify your identity, right to work in the UK and previous three years employment history.
All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks. Click here for more information . Please ensure you have the appropriate Right to Work status when applying for this role.”
Keeping people safe on the railway is at the heart of everything we do, safe behaviour is therefore a requirement of working for Network Rail. You should be able to demonstrate your personal commitment to safety and awareness of our safety vision .
Network Rail can offer you a rewarding career with competitive pay and excellent benefits including a choice of contributory pension schemes, a generous annual leave package, a bonus scheme and an annual 75% subsidy on season tickets costing up to £3,333 (to a maximum amount of £2,500). You will also be entitled to 28 days annual leave
Salary: £43,588 to £50,018 per annum.
- Employees will be entitled to a 75% discount off leisure travel, this includes off peak and super off peak tickets*
Closing date 9 th April 2025. Late applications will not be accepted. We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.
‘Been referred by a friend? Please complete this form: Eastern Region Employee Referral Form (office.com) '
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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