Buyer

1st Executive; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services brand in the UK seeks an IT & Indirect Category Buyer to enhance its Procurement team. This permanent, full-time role offers up to £50K and hybrid working with 3 days in-office. The successful candidate will engage in strategic sourcing, build stakeholder relationships, and deliver savings targets. Candidates need experience in IT or Indirect Procurement, along with strong negotiating skills and the ability to nurture internal and external relationships. A degree or CIPS qualification is preferred.

Benefits

Corporate benefits

Learning opportunities

Dynamic working environment

Qualifications

• Demonstrate experience in IT or Indirect Procurement.
• Passionate about working in a vibrant, changeable business.
• Proven ability to build relationships with stakeholders.
• Understanding of basic contractual principles.
• Current/valid UK Right to Work (RTW) required.

Responsibilities

• Support strategic sourcing programmes in Indirects and IT Procurement.
• Lead tendering processes and procurement initiatives.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders.
• Deliver savings targets across various business areas.

Skills

Experience in IT Procurement

Negotiating skills

Influencing skills

Relationship management

Education

Degree or CIPS qualified

Job description

Role

IT & Indirect Category Buyer

Salary

Up to £50K + corporate benefits

Location

London Hybrid, 3 days in office

Employment

Permanent | Fulltime

This is a hugely exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, high energy financial services brand in the UK, with a number of vacancies within their Procurement team, it's a great time to join! A business who truly embrace their employee experience. If you're passionate about working in rewarding, fast paced, agile Procurement function this is the perfect role for you!

Responsibilities

• You will benefit from a fantastic learning opportunity, working side by side with a high performing Head of Category for Indirects and IT Procurement on a daily basis
• You will be provided the opportunity to support a varied portfolio of strategic sourcing programmes, spanning the breadth of the Indirects and IT Procurement categories
• You will utilise your natural sense of curiosity and inquisitive nature to really get "under the skin" of your stakeholders requirements creating strong relationships
• Leading tendering processes and procurement initiatives working collaboratively with stakeholders
• You will play a key role in delivering savings target across the business areas

Experience

• You will demonstrate experience either IT or Indirect Procurement
• You will be passionate about working in a vibrant, changeable, people focussed business
• Have an inquisitive nature, with the ability to demonstrate success in the nurturing of relationships with both internal stakeholders and external customers
• Negotiating and influencing skills
• Understanding of basic contractual principles
• Ideally, you will be Degree or CIPS qualified
• Applicants must hold current / valid UK RTW