Buyer - Procurement (Tech) - 6-month FTC

Sainsbury's; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading retail company is seeking a Procurement Buyer to join their Tech Services category team. The role involves developing and executing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and leading commercial tenders to drive efficiency and value for the organization. The ideal candidate is skilled in procurement, has strong analytical abilities, and can collaborate effectively across teams. This fixed-term contract offers a mix of office and remote work, competitive benefits, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Colleague discount

Pensions scheme

Performance-related bonus

Annual holiday allowance

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Demonstrable procurement experience, including leading end-to-end commercial tenders and strategic sourcing.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating costs and commercial options using data.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Ownership mindset with a focus on problem-solving and solution development.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of commercial sourcing strategies.
• Lead multiple commercial tenders and negotiations.
• Develop complex commercial strategies and manage supplier relationships.

Skills

Procurement experience

Analytical skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving mindset

Job description

This is a 6-month Fixed Term Contract role. You’ll come into an office, store or depot twice a month on average, with the rest of your time working from home.

Why join us

Joining Sainsbury's as a Procurement Buyer in our Tech Services category team means becoming an integral part of a dynamic and cost-conscious culture, where you will have the opportunity to drive efficiency, build strong supplier relationships, and contribute to transforming the way we do business. By leading commercial tenders and negotiations, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing commercial sourcing strategies that deliver value for money to Sainsbury's Group & help us deliver against our Next Level strategy. With competitive benefits, huge career development opportunities, and a supportive work environment, you can thrive both personally and professionally while making a real impact and being at the forefront of change.

What you'll do

You’ll play a crucial role in supporting the development and execution of commercial sourcing strategies to fulfil technology change, resource augmentation and support requirements. You will collaborate with various functions to source services and products that align with Sainsbury's agendas, leading multiple commercial tenders and negotiations while ensuring compliance with Sainsbury's Procurement Policy. You’ll develop complex commercial strategies, conduct supplier appraisal and selection, and provide analytical support across category areas, ultimately taking ownership of the end-to-end procurement lifecycle. Risk management for a resilient supply chain is of upmost importance. You’ll own the relationship with gold and silver suppliers, through effective supplier management and lead initiatives that deliver against nearshore and offshore opportunities. You will leverage your expertise in procurement principles and techniques to drive business change, influence stakeholders effectively, and optimise sourcing outcomes.

Who you are

You’re a Procurement Buyer, driven by commercial acumen and a passion for building a successful career in Procurement. Your ability to lead strategic sourcing activities, manage suppliers and stakeholders, and execute end-to-end commercial tenders & negotiations in a large retail organisation demonstrates your expertise in delivering value for the business while adhering to procurement policies and standards. With excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a resilient, adaptable nature, you thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

It is a substantial advantage if you’ve had contract and category strategy involvement in technology procurement.

Essential criteria

• Demonstrable procurement experience, including leading end-to-end commercial tenders and strategic sourcing.
• Strong analytical skills for evaluating costs and commercial options using data.
• Proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and influence stakeholders.
• Proactive approach to learning and adapting in a fast-paced retail environment.
• Ownership mindset with a focus on problem-solving and solution development.

Qualifications

We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer, so you’ll be welcomed whatever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new - whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them:

• Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to get 10% off at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat after 4 weeks. This increases to 15% off at Sainsbury’s every Friday and Saturday and 15% off at Argos every pay day.
• We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover.
• You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 10% of salary, depending on how we perform.
• Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance, and you can buy additional holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, pay advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme.
• Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave.
• Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).

Responsibilities

We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work-life balance. That’s waiting for you at Sainsbury’s. For a FTSE business, we move incredibly fast. When we’re not handling projects, we’re helping all corners of the wider group with what they’re trying to achieve. And around here, you can see the results of your work as soon as you walk into a store, which gives you a real sense of purpose and responsibility. Better still, the team around you will listen to your ideas and opinions, and you’ll have every chance to try something new. The sheer scale and complexity of our set-up means there’s always something else around the corner, and we’ll help and support you every step of the way. We’re trusted to get on with it. So get ready to make things happen here.