Ergéa UK
Senior Buyer - Service Contracts
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Purpose of the Role
Support the Procurement Service Operations Manager (POM) and Head of Procurement (HOP) to deliver profitable external service contracts and interventions for biomedical and endoscopy equipment.
- Lead negotiations of contract pricing and terms of maintenance contracts.
- Manage the suppliers and contracts in line with the Ergea supplier relationship management (SRM) programme, with focus on long-term sustainability, quality, and profitability.
- Oversee all biomed Private and NHS sites by supporting other team members, to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of Purchase Orders and Contracts.
- Deploy good decision process and techniques to optimise profit and value and balance the risk from the external spend.
- Support team members with company bids and pricing exercises from a procurement perspective.
- Support the business and team on the growing knowledge and capability, developing a clear process of engagement and ways of working.
- Support the POM in agreeing internal SLAs with our internal customers and being first line contact for the buyers with standard business escalations.
- Ensure that all maintenance contracts records are accurately maintained, and prepare agreed monthly reports on external service contract spend and performance against SLAs.
- Supporting buyers for decision making within agreed limits, especially in the absence of Procurement Operations Manager.
- Assisting the POM to performance manage contract output to ensure quality and value for money.
- Responsible for first line management and support of a team (presently three).
- Team budget of of cira £5m for responsible categories.
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About Ergéa
Ergéa is the leading service provider of equipment solutions to the NHS and private hospital groups in the UK.
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Our vendor independent solutions are best in class, ensuring our customers and partners have access to modern medical equipment and technology on a fully managed and funded basis.
Our long-term partnerships span critical clinical areas such as radiology, radiotherapy, cardiology, endoscopy, and biomedical services. This wide range of service places Ergéa as the market leading provider of Managed Equipment Services (MES) in the UK as well as the leading independent maintenance provider, focused on providing quality services to support excellent patient care.
Drawing upon over two decades of operational experience, our team bring a wealth of expertise and a deep understanding of the challenges facing our clients in the UK and Ireland.
Ergea UK and Ireland Ltd
Units 4-6, Ely Road, Theale Commercial Estate,
Theale, Reading, RG7 4BQ
+44 (0)118 900 8100
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