Buyer (Assistant Procurement Category Manager)

Volkswagen Group UK Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Volkswagen Group UK Ltd is seeking a Buyer (Assistant Procurement Category Manager) to join their dynamic Procurement team on a full-time permanent basis. The role involves leading projects, providing commercial guidance, and proactively identifying areas for improvement. Competitive salary and flexible benefits are offered, along with a collaborative work environment aimed at achieving commercial excellence.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car schemes

Enhanced pension contributions

Healthcare cash plan

27 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life insurance

Health & wellbeing support

Flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Keen eye for detail and a self-starter.
• Ability to operate independently under established strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead on delivery of projects and value generation.
• Provide commercial guidance and support stakeholders.
• Take lead on tender activity, including negotiations.

Skills

Analytical skills

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder management

Effective communication

Job description

The Procurement team are recruiting for a Buyer (Assistant Procurement Category Manager) on a full time permanent basis.

What you could be doing:

• Reporting into the Procurement Category Manager, you will lead on the delivery of projects and value generation within a particular indirect spend area.
• You will be providing commercial guidance and where necessary coaching and supporting your stakeholders on Purchasing process and policy.
• You'll take the lead on tender activity to leverage spend across our different brands and entities; including scope review, supplier due diligence, negotiation and recommendation for approval via presentation.
• You’ll proactively identify and implement areas of improvement, building strong stakeholder relationships while adding value to our core processes and ensure best practice is met at all times.

Skills and experience you can bring to role:

• You'll need to have a keen eye for detail, excellent analytical skills and a strong commercial acumen.
• You'll need to be a self-starter, who can operate independently in accordance to the category strategies agreed with your line manager.
• You need to be a confident and effective communicator with strong stakeholder management skills.

What can we offer you?

Along with a competitive salary, car schemes (including cars for family members), enhanced pension contributions, healthcare cash plan, 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, 4 x life insurance & health & wellbeing support, we also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit you and your lifestyle.

Procurement

Our centralised Procurement team sits at the heart of our dynamic business, working with all brands, functions as well as with Volkswagen Financial Services and Volkswagen Group Ireland and our other sister companies within the UK to achieve quality and value through commercial excellence. The team is incredibly fast-paced and you'll be joining at an exciting time, with the team collaborating with their stakeholders on a wide range of transformational activity.

Think you're up to the challenge? We'd love to hear from you…