Job Specification –

Reporting to:       Group Procurement Manager

Title:                       Senior Commercial Buyer

Department:        Procurement       

Location:               London

The Company

Yaseen Khan founded NSC in 1997 based on one simple principle: big companies need someone they can trust to manage their global IT, so they do not have to. Someone who is not afraid to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in to deliver a commercial advantage.

Now overseeing the business in his role as CEO, Yaseen ensures everything about us embodies his expert, agile and entrepreneurial spirit.

What do we do?

• We specialize in customized, flexible, and scalable solutions to meet technology needs of the biggest companies in the world.
• We operate in over 180 countries across the globe.
• We remain agile and responsive to every single challenge we face.

We Are Seeking

Candidate will have extensive experience of working within an IT purchasing environment within a reseller, distributor or end user environment.

The candidate should also have category management experience in one of the following areas:

Indirect spend (facilities, telecoms, logistics, software licensing etc.)

Hardware and maintenance spend (for customer resale)

Partner Field Services and sub-contractor spend 

Knowledge of the IT computer OEMs and networking distribution channel in the UK, US and Europe is a must have requirement.

  Overall Accountability/Responsibilities: 

• Review all direct spend. Improve margins and reduce costs through smart buying and negotiation.
• Review and manage all indirect business costs globally. Control spend and reduce costs against budget.
• Drive spend control throughout the business through initiatives and contract management
• Analyze overall spend with suppliers and leverage NSC’s global buying power to achieve economies of scale.
• Implement and Run the RFI and RFP process with the vendors

• Deliver savings target and report validated savings weekly*
• Exploit OEM and Supplier discount programmes to optimise saving

• Initial engagement with sales, presales and delivery to shape deal structure for kit, support and partner-based RFP’s/Bids

Essential Qualifications/Experience:

• +5 years’ experience in an IT reseller, OEM or distribution environment
• Extensive Supplier relationship management experience
• Responding and supporting customer Bid, RFI and RFP processes
• Commercial/contract negotiation that delivered cost savings (examples)
• Influence decision-maker
• Building strong and effective business partnerships (internally and externally)
• Focus on complex single/multiple commercial projects with varying degrees of value and will require experience in managing engagement from initiation to delivery.
• Effective engagement with Executive and Senior management
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Experience of Microsoft applications Excel/Word/Power Point
• Can do / will do attitude

Working Hours:

• 9:00 – 5:30pm