Buyer

Description This; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading procurement organization in the UK is seeking a professional to work closely with Senior Buyers and Category Sourcing Managers. The role involves developing procurement strategies, managing contracts, and driving supplier performance. Candidates should possess procurement skills, strong interpersonal abilities, and analytical skills for spend analysis and market evaluation. The position offers opportunities for meaningful contribution across various UK locations including London and Manchester.

Qualifications

• Experience with category management and contract negotiation.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Proven ability to manage a demanding workload effectively.

Responsibilities

• Work with Senior Buyers to deliver procurement strategies.
• Drive supplier performance through category plans.
• Negotiate and manage contracts within the subcategory.

Skills

Basic procurement & supply chain skills

Knowledge of procurement and supply chain management

Good interpersonal skills

Ability to plan and prioritise effectively

Great analytical skills

Job description

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you’ll work with Senior Buyers and Category Sourcing Managers to deliver procurement and supply chain strategies for your assigned spend category, ensuring alignment with business objectives. As you develop in the role, you’ll enable value creation by driving supplier performance through category plans, development initiatives, and robust governance frameworks. Managing commercial contract risk will be a key part of your remit, alongside negotiating, drafting, and overseeing simple contracts within your subcategory—or contributing to more complex deals in partnership with Category Sourcing Managers. You’ll also ensure the timely maintenance and execution of Nationwide’s contract pipeline, keeping everything on track to deliver maximum value and compliance.

About you

• Basic procurement & supply chain skills
• Knowledge of procurement and supply chain management (category management, contract negotiation and management, supplier selection and management)
• Good interpersonal skills including effective communications, relationships building and stakeholder management
• Ability to plan and prioritise effectively to deliver a demanding workload
• Great analytical skills for conducting spend analysis, cost modelling, market and supplier analysis, risk analysis and data interpretation and visualisation

Job Info

• Job Identification 1795
• Apply Before 02/09/2026, 11:55 PM
• Locations Nationwide House, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN38 1NW, GB Richmond Hill, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 6EP, GB Belfast City Hall, Belfast, Antrim, BT1 5AG, GB 47/49 Queen Street, Cardiff, CF10 2AS, GB Kings Park Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6NW, GB 92/96 Argyle Street, Glasgow, Glasgow City, G2 8BQ, GB Masterton House, Dunfermline, Fife Region, KY11 8NX, GB 1 Threadneedle Street, London, Greater London, EC2R 8AY, GB 2 Spring Gardens, Manchester, M2 1EE, GB