Procurement Associate (Hybrid) — Grow Your Sourcing Career

Pure Resourcing Solutions; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 36,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Pure Resourcing Solutions is seeking a Procurement Graduate in Cambridge with hybrid working to advance your procurement career. The role supports sourcing and supplier management across diverse projects, partnering with researchers and operational teams to drive value.

Ideal candidates will have degree-level education or equivalent commercial experience, early procurement exposure, strong analytical abilities and excellent stakeholder communication, with a drive to build a long-term procurement

Qualifications

• Degree-level education or equivalent commercial experience.
• Early procurement, purchasing or supplier management experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence communicating with a wide range of stakeholders.
• The ability to influence and challenge constructively.
• A proactive and inquisitive mindset.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
• A desire to build a long-term career in procurement and commercial management.

Responsibilities

• Managing sourcing projects across a range of spend areas
• Engaging with internal stakeholders to understand requirements and challenge existing approaches where appropriate
• Researching supply markets, identifying opportunities and gathering commercial insight
• Supporting supplier selection, tendering and negotiation activities
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and internal customers
• Assessing commercial, operational and supply risks
• Analysing spend and supplier data to support decision making
• Helping deliver value, innovation and continuous improvement across the organisation

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Commercial awareness

Education

Degree-level education

Job description

Pure Resourcing Solutions is seeking a Procurement Graduate in Cambridge with hybrid working to advance your procurement career. The role supports sourcing and supplier management across diverse projects, partnering with researchers and operational teams to drive value.

Ideal candidates will have degree-level education or equivalent commercial experience, early procurement exposure, strong analytical abilities and excellent stakeholder communication, with a drive to build a long-term procurement