Procurement Category Specialist — Drive Savings & Vendors

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited; Broomedge; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Health plan

Free meals

KP Academy training

Enhanced leave

Wellbeing rewards

Birthday day off

Pension plan

Competitive salary

Job summary

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited is seeking a Procurement support role to help manage product and service categories across the nursery estate. You will support category managers, maintain supplier/product data, and assist with tenders and contract documentation.

You will analyse spend, monitor stock trends, and liaise with nurseries to resolve queries while ensuring compliance with procurement policies; collaboration with Finance is essential for pricing accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, buying, supply chain or category administration.
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, data analysis).
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills.
• Good analytical and numerical ability.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Experience using procurement or ERP systems is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Maintain supplier and product databases.
• Create and update product catalogues and pricing.
• Analyse spend data and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Prepare supplier performance reports and KPIs.
• Liaise with nurseries regarding product queries and supply issues.
• Coordinate supplier meetings and maintain action trackers.
• Assist with tender processes and contract documentation.
• Monitor stock trends and demand across nursery locations.
• Work closely with Finance to resolve invoice or pricing discrepancies.
• Ensure procurement policies and compliance requirements are followed.
• Support the onboarding of new suppliers and products following acquisitions.

Skills

Excel pivot/XLOOKUP

Organisational skills

Numerical ability

Stakeholder management

Multitask management

Attention to detail

Procurement experience

ERP systems experience

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Kids Planet Day Nurseries Limited is seeking a Procurement support role to help manage product and service categories across the nursery estate. You will support category managers, maintain supplier/product data, and assist with tenders and contract documentation.

You will analyse spend, monitor stock trends, and liaise with nurseries to resolve queries while ensuring compliance with procurement policies; collaboration with Finance is essential for pricing accuracy.