Procurement - Category Specialist

TN United Kingdom; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Procurement - Category Specialist in Salford. This role involves sourcing products and services competitively, leading negotiations, and ensuring stakeholder requirements are met. The position offers hybrid working and a competitive salary, along with various benefits including health insurance and a generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Bupa health insurance

Enhanced pension plan

Annual performance-based bonus

Onsite gyms or local discounts

Qualifications

• Experience of delivering savings through sourcing and category procurement activities.
• Comprehensive experience working closely with internal stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for specific category, ensuring competitive sourcing.
• Lead contract negotiations and develop innovative solutions.
• Maintain commercial confidentiality and ethical supplier relationships.

Skills

Sourcing experience

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Graduate Degree

MCIPS qualification

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Procurement - Category Specialist, Salford

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Client:

Bupa

Location:

Salford, United Kingdom

Job Category:

Other

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EU work permit required:

Yes

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Job Reference:

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Posted:

14.05.2025

Expiry Date:

28.06.2025

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Job Description:

Job Description:

Buyer

Hybrid working with up to 3 days per week working from home

Salford Quays, Manchester

Permanent

Salary £40K - £46K per annum dependent upon experience

Full time 37.5 hours per week

We make health happen

Working in our UK support functions you’ll play a key part in helping our customer facing colleagues deliver exceptional standards of customer service and patient care. No matter your role, you’ll have an opportunity to do work that matters. Making a difference to the lives of our customers each and every day.

How you’ll help us make health happen:

The Buyer is accountable for their specific category, with responsibility to ensure products and services are sourced competitively and cost effectively which includes identifying and delivering cost savings.

In addition, the job holder will:

Develop and maintains a comprehensive category/purchasing plan which has a clear savings/opportunity pipeline.

Establish or follows category prioritises based on benefits and opportunities and business requirements

Actively set, lead and drive the timeline for sourcing initiatives.

Lead contract negotiations on behalf of the organisation and develop negotiation plans.

Develop innovative solutions by challenging the status quo and business requirements.

Interface with stakeholders to ensure requirements are understood.

Actively contribute to meetings and at events and is a Procurement advocate, positively raising the profile of Procurement throughout the organisation.

Maintains commercial confidentiality and conduct supplier relationships with the highest standard of ethical conduct.

Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:

Ideally holds a Graduate Degree

Desirable MCIPS qualified or is studying towards this qualification

Sourcing experience and expertise

Experience of delivering savings through driving sourcing and category procurement activities

Comprehensive experience of working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure a successful commercial outcome

Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people. Viva is our global wellbeing programme and includes all aspects of our health – from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing. We support flexible working and have a range of family friendly benefits.

Joining Bupa in this role you will receive the following benefits and more:

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Annual performance-based bonus
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts

Why Bupa?

We’re a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We make health happen by being brave, caring and responsible in everything we do.