Procurement Graduate

Evri; Morley; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics company in the UK is looking for a Graduate Buyer to join its Graduate scheme. This exciting role involves four six-month rotations in procurement, allowing you to gain diverse experience while receiving structured training. Responsibilities include strategic procurement, building stakeholder relationships, and conducting market research. The ideal candidate should have a minimum 2:2 degree in a relevant field, strong analytical skills, and a full UK driving license. Join us to help shape the future of procurement!

Qualifications

• Demonstrable communication and relationship building skills.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
• Full clean UK driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Learn about strategic procurement including cost reduction and risk mitigation.
• Support procurement managers to identify improvement opportunities.
• Conduct supply market research for business insights.

Skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Time management

Presentation skills

Negotiation skills

Attention to detail

Creative thinking

Education

Minimum 2:2 Degree in Maths, Business, Data or another STEM field

GCSE in English and Maths at A/C (9-4) or equivalent

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

Overview

Programme duration : 24 months

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Buyer to join our Graduate scheme as part of our September cohort. Our Graduate scheme is designed to develop our future talent by giving you real responsibility from day one. You’ll join our Procurement team and be supported throughout with structured training, exciting projects and invaluable industry experience. Our Graduate programme focuses on helping you develop specialist expertise; you’ll complete four six‑month rotations across different categories to give you a wide breadth of experience across Procurement. You’ll also develop your skills and knowledge by completing the Supply Chain and Procurement Level 4 Apprenticeship leading to the achievement of your CIPs level 4 qualification.

Interested? Take a look at the below to understand what you’ll be doing as a Graduate Buyer at Evri!

Responsibilities

• You’ll learn all about strategic procurement including cost reduction, supply chain resilience, risk mitigation, and ESG enablement.
• You’ll support procurement managers and business stakeholders to identify opportunities for improvement for specific categories of spend (e.g. packaging).
• You’ll build subject matter expertise for specific categories of support – e.g. detailed knowledge of commercial models, supply market, and purchasing dynamics.
• You’ll conduct supply market research to identify new innovations and opportunities for areas of the business you partner.
• You’ll prepare key analysis and documentation to support influencing stakeholders on recommended areas for change / improvement on external spend and supplier management.
• You’ll proactively request and action feedback from procurement team and wider business stakeholders.
• You’ll own the commercial and contract negotiations through to contract handover for your categories with support for senior procurement team.
• You’ll work closely with the finance team and business stakeholders to track and report on benefits delivered to senior management.
• You’ll contribute to the continuous development of the Procurement Team’s governance, ways of working, and supplier risk management processes.
• You’ll provide direction and best practice for procurement to stakeholders and project leads.
• You’ll be the source of external expertise where required in line with Evri’s procurement strategy.
• You’ll develop your network, working across multiple business areas, collaborate with senior stakeholders and present insights to Heads of and Directors.
• You’ll receive mentoring and join a network of emerging talent through our EVRi Emerging Talent Development programme.

This is an agile role that may require travel from time to time. It can be based from anywhere in the UK.

What you’ll need to become a Graduate Buyer

• A minimum 2:2 Degree in Maths, Business, Data or another STEM field.
• GCSE in English and Maths at A/C (9-4) or equivalent.
• Demonstrable communication, relationship building and stakeholder management skills.
• Creative thinking with a positive sense of initiative and eagerness to learn.
• Strong analytical, reporting and time management skills.
• Good attention to detail and ability to turn data into actions.
• Willingness to learn, curiosity and resilience.
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills.
• Computer literate and confident with the MS Office suite.
• Full clean UK driving licence.

At Evri, we know we only grow if our people do too. That’s why we’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring – and be – their whole authentic selves. We’re on a journey to better represent the customers we serve around the UK. We’re committed to removing barriers and ensure that each person at Evri is valued for who they are, and what they bring to our business.

We are Evri. Where everyone is welcome.

We’re excited for the future. Let’s deliver it together.