Buyer

Eden Scott; Inverurie; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

12% pension

Generous annual leave

Company car or allowance

Private healthcare

Job summary

Eden Scott is seeking a Buyer for a national energy infrastructure organisation. You will manage procurement across multiple categories, supporting regional projects and operational requirements.

You will lead end-to-end sourcing, from market engagement to contract award, while ensuring governance and commercial objectives are met. You will build strong supplier relationships, monitor performance, and drive value and resilience in the supply chain, with hybrid working and occasional travel to

Qualifications

• Experience managing sourcing and procurement processes.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Contract management exposure.
• Ability to build effective relationships with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Experience in infrastructure, engineering, utilities, energy or regulated environments is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing across multiple categories and regions.
• Conduct market engagement, tender preparation, supplier evaluation, negotiation and contract award.
• Manage supplier relationships, contract administration, and performance monitoring.
• Perform spend analysis and identify opportunities to improve value, efficiency and resilience.
• Collaborate with operational and commercial stakeholders to support project delivery with robust procurement strategies.

Skills

Procurement

Sourcing

Contract management

Stakeholder management

Job description

A Buyer is required within a national energy infrastructure organisation responsible for maintaining and developing critical networks that support homes, businesses and industry across the UK. Their work plays a key role in delivering essential infrastructure projects while supporting long‑term investment, sustainability and future energy solutions.

In this role, you'll manage a varied portfolio of procurement and supply chain activities across multiple categories, supporting the delivery of regional projects and operational requirements. You'll lead end‑to‑end sourcing exercises including market engagement, tender preparation, supplier evaluation, negotiation and contract award, while ensuring compliance with internal governance and commercial objectives. Responsibilities will also include supplier relationship management, contract administration, performance monitoring, spend analysis and identifying opportunities to improve value, efficiency and supply chain resilience. You'll work closely with operational and commercial stakeholders, supporting project delivery through effective procurement strategies and robust contract management practices. Hybrid working is available, with occasional travel to offices, supplier locations and project sites as required.

You'll require experience managing sourcing and procurement processes, strong commercial awareness, contract management exposure and the ability to build effective relationships with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers. Experience within infrastructure, engineering, utilities, energy or similarly regulated environments would be advantageous.

Salary & benefits: Competitive salary, hybrid & flexible working, annual bonus, 12% pension, generous annual leave entitlement with additional purchase options, family-friendly policies, long-term illness protection, company car or allowance, flexible benefits including private healthcare, plus support for professional development and membership fees.