Group Senior Category Buyer

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Job Purpose:

As Group Senior Category Buyer, you'll be responsible for managing and optimizing the procurement of Repairs & Maintenance materials and services, ensuring that our cinemas run seamlessly and cost-effectively.

Key Accountabilities:

• Define & implement the Facilities Management procurement strategy across Europe, ensuring targets are met, and maintaining direct alignment to the overall company objectives & strategy
• Facilitate all procurement category needs; from total cost reduction, improving the quality of supply, mitigating supply base risk, and promoting procurement good practice
• Drive engagement and work collaboratively with the Operations and Facilities Management stakeholders; providing market insight, and leading on sourcing requirements, contract plans and procurement projects
• Lead by example within the procurement team, wider ODEON business and supply base to ensure cultural values are embedded and maintained
• Deliver best value procurement by analysing market intelligence, budgets, supplier spend & costs in order to identify opportunities to enhance the guest experience and achieve best price
• Manage risk levels across the supply base to keep safe & protect ODEON colleagues, guests and suppliers
• Consider the overall ESG impact of the supply chain in order to support ODEON Cinema Group's ethical, compliance and sustainability targets
• Develop key supplier relationships, monitor key supplier performance, and ensure service level agreements & KPIs are met

Key Skills:

• Solid background in purchasing a wide range of goods & services, predominantly within Facilities Management
• Experience of working within a European or multi-territory organisation would be desirable
• Strategic mindset within a commercial environment; Ability to draft & issue Invitation to Tenders to suppliers; analysing tender documentation.
• Good understanding of contract law with in-depth experience of negotiating high value contracts
• Ability to work within in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment
• Well organised, flexible and strong emphasis on accuracy & detail
• Strong communication & developed influencing skills; with an ability to "take people with you".
• Comprehensive analytical & PC skills
• Supplier Management - proven track record of influencing suppliers to get the "best deal"
• Ability to develop supplier relationship management standards, and monitor supplier & contract management processes to ensure all suppliers meet our ethical and compliance standards
• Flexibility for some European travel on a quarterly basis

ODEON benefits:

• Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working (2-3 days per week in the office)
• Unlimited free cinema tickets for you, and 12 friends and family tickets every three months
• 40% discount on our food and drinks, including our in-cinema Costa Coffee stores
• Private Medical Insurance
• Critical Illness Cover
• Life Assurance
• Free access to our confidential Employee Assistance Programme - an online platform that offers advice and support on topics including finance, health, and mental wellbeing
• The opportunity to gain professional qualifications through our Bright Lights Apprenticeship scheme
• Fantastic career development opportunities across our cinemas and support offices

At ODEON Cinemas Group, everyone is welcome. We make movies better by bringing all our incredible differences and our different ways of thinking together with our passion for cinema, to deliver inspiring entertainment experiences for our guests. We are all individuals, and we recognise that everyone brings something special to our team.

Starting from the moment you apply, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is embedded into all parts of the colleague journey, and we welcome individuals from all backgrounds. We select colleagues based on merit and the passion they show for their role.

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