Governance Buyer

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food services organisation seeks a Governance Buyer to enhance procurement processes and ensure compliance with regulations. The role involves using Jaggaer for procurement exercises and contributing to strategic savings. Ideal candidates have procurement experience and strong analytical skills. Competitive salary and exceptional benefits package included.

Benefits

CIPS Sponsorship

Flexible working

Competitive bonus

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement/sourcing.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively.

Responsibilities

• Manage governance aspects of procurement to ensure compliance.
• Utilise Jaggaer eProcurement portal for tenders and e-auctions.
• Create SOPs and user guides for training purposes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Relationship management

Tools

Jaggaer eProcurement

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Governance Buyer | Leading Food Services Organisation

Locations: Hybrid – 2 days per week in either Surrey, London, Cheshire, or Leeds

Salary: £35,000–£40,000 + up to 10% bonus + exceptional benefits package

Our client, a renowned name in the food services sector, is seeking a Governance Buyer to join their high-performing procurement team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to make a meaningful impact in a business committed to best practice and continuous improvement. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring full compliance with the Procurement Act 2023 and Public Contracts Regulations 2015, supporting end-to-end procurement activities while driving efficiency and consistency across the business.

You will be responsible for managing governance aspects of procurement exercises, ensuring they are compliant, efficient, and align with their strategic objectives. A crucial part of this role involves utilising the Jaggaer eProcurment portal to run tenders, DPS/Dynamic Markets, e-auctions, and further competition, ensuring all procurement exercises are conducted fairly and transparently. You will also support process improvement by identifying way to enhance the use of Jaggaer for greater efficiency.

What the role involves:

• Utilising tendering knowledge to help shape consistent, professional, and compliant further competition documentation.
• Create SOP’s & user guides, compile and deliver training/awareness programmes to the relevant stakeholders to ensure our ways of working are aligned across the teams.
• You will play a key role in the team’s ongoing success by providing input into our Category and Sourcing Strategies. Your contributions will help develop the most effective strategies for each category, supporting our savings KPI and market growth, while aligning with cost-saving objectives and improving the overall efficiency NHS procurement.
• Ensure team KPIs are met to deliver value and drive cost savings.

The person we hope to find:

• Experience in procurement/sourcing.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to tackle multiple tasks and prioritise.
• Strong communication, and relationship management skills.

Salary and Benefits:

Up to £40,000 per annum + flexible working + competitive bonus + CIPS Sponsorship

If you are a Buyer/Category Buyer with Public Sector experience looking for a new challenge in a renowned Food company I would love to hear from you. Please apply or email: [emailprotected]