Assistant Buyer

Dalkia UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy services provider in Leeds seeks an Assistant Buyer to support the Procurement team. This role involves sourcing materials, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring procurement processes are followed. The ideal candidate will have purchasing experience, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. This position offers a chance to grow within a friendly and dynamic team. Benefits include a pension scheme, health cashback, and an electric vehicle scheme.

Benefits

30pm finish on Fridays

Pension Scheme with 6% employer contribution

Health cashback plan

Life assurance at 4 times salary

Cycle to work scheme

Electric vehicle scheme

Access to training portal

Reimbursement for professional membership fee

Qualifications

• Experience in a purchasing or supply chain management role within a construction business or procurement environment.
• Proactive and forward-thinking with excellent time management skills.
• Desire to train to increase exposure and develop management experience.

Responsibilities

• Liaise with colleagues to identify procurement requirements.
• Build relationships with suppliers and deal with incoming queries.
• Report on and measure supplier performance.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Microsoft Excel skills

Tools

Microsoft NAV

Job description

About Dalkia Energy Services

At Dalkia Energy Services, we develop, deliver, and operate sustainable energy services and solutions to help the transition into an effective Net Zero future. Our solutions are tailored to specific needs and result in significant cost savings, improved efficiency, resilience, and a healthier environment.

We are part of Dalkia Group, Dalkia UK delivers a wide range of energy, engineering, and facilities services, as well as specialist services in systems integration, fire & safety systems, and critically controlled environments.

Dalkia, we are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion. We ensure that every applicant is treated fairly and respectfully throughout our selection process. If you require any adjustments, please inform us in confidence. Our talent acquisition team is here to assist you.

We are actively recruiting for two Assistant Buyers to join us at Dalkia Energy Services, with each role dedicated to supporting either our North Projects or South Projects :

1 × Assistant Buyer – 12-Month Maternity Cover

1 × Assistant Buyer – Permanent Position

These roles offer a great opportunity to support our Procurement team in ensuring materials, equipment, and services are sourced efficiently and meet our quality standards. If you’re organised, proactive, and looking to build your career in procurement within a growing energy services business, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Overview

As an Assistant Buyer, you will play a key role within the Procurement team, supporting the sourcing and purchasing of materials, equipment, and services essential to business operations. You will assist in managing supplier relationships, preparing purchase orders, monitoring inventory levels, and ensuring that all procured goods meet required quality, cost, and delivery standards. This role is integral to maintaining smooth supply chain operations and helping the organisation achieve its commercial and operational goals.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Liaise with colleagues throughout the business to identify procurement requirements and ensure procurement schedules and project trackers are kept up to date.
• Build relationships with suppliers, research for new suppliers and deal with all incoming queries efficiently.
• Report on and measure supplier performance in order to monitor changes and anomalies.
• Assist with the management of PQQ process / Onboarding and management of the Supply Chain, including the checking of returned information.
• Electronic filing of documentation associated with Pre-Qualification Questionnaire returns and assessment.
• Ensure the approved supplier database is kept up to date following the approval of new suppliers or the removal of existing suppliers.
• Provide administration support for the procurement department i.e., enquiries, typing of letters, preparation of slide decks and preparation of reports.
• Ensuring that Procurement processes are followed, maintained and implemented, where required.
• Setting up of new accounts for both purchase ledger and subcontract ledger, including the upload of required insurance, health and safety and financial payment information.
• Ensure insurance details of suppliers are kept up to date and that existing suppliers are aware new details are required as old certificates expire.
• Filing and archiving of documents.
• Support the Senior Procurement Manager in delivering the Procurement Plan and Strategy.

Knowledge, Skills, Education & Experience

• Experience in a purchasing or supply chain management role within a construction business or procurement environment or equivalent.
• Organised and competent in working within established processes and systems
• Be proactive and forward thinking, with excellent time management skills and the ability to manage your own workload and deadlines.
• Analytical awareness and problem solving ability
• Excellent IT and Microsoft Excel skills. Knowledge of Microsoft NAV would be beneficial but not essential.
• Good interpersonal, communication and rational skills are essential.
• Desire to train to increase exposure and develop management experience within the business is preferred.

So, what’s in it for you?

Firstly, you get to join a fantastic, friendly, forward-hinking team of people, who will welcome you and are passionate about the work that we do.

We’re part of something bigger, Dalkia is owned by EDF Energy, Britain’s biggest generator of low carbon electricity means we can access the strength of our wider Group, without losing the appeal or agility of being a smaller, but rapidly growing business.

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards;

• 1 : 30pm finish on Fridays!
• Pension Scheme with 6% employer contribution
• Health cash back plan where you can claim back costs such as dental, optical and medical
• Life assurance at 4 times your basic salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• An electric vehicle scheme – where we help you lease an electric vehicle for a fixed monthly cost to yourself (after 3 months service and post probationary period)
• Access to My Perks, where you can access hundreds of offers to help you save on your purchases (online and in person)
• Access to our training portal and other approved training
• Reimbursement for one professional membership fee relevant to your role
• All the necessary equipment to perform your job role, such as laptop and mobile phone

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback. If you do not hear from us within four weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.