Procurement Specialist

Bettys & Taylors of Harrogate; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family business as a Procurement Specialist at Bettys & Taylors Group, managing diverse procurement activities and collaborating with business partners to optimize value. This role offers hybrid working in Harrogate, significant opportunities for professional growth, and includes various employee benefits, fostering an inclusive culture.

Benefits

Free meals, drinks, and snacks

Quarterly profit-share bonus

Holiday allowance with option to buy/sell additional days

Employee discounts

Access to health cash plan

Wellbeing support

Company-funded counselling

Enrolment in company pension

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum two years experience in procurement activities.
• Good understanding of procurement processes and best practices.
• Experience in negotiating with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Manage a range of procurement activities across multiple business functions.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to maximize value and minimize risk.
• Develop effective proposals in challenging situations.

Skills

Procurement management

Problem solving

Time management

Collaboration

Negotiation

Excel

Education

CIPS qualification

Job description

Join us as a Procurement Specialist at Bettys and Taylors Group - Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands - Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate.

To increase capacity and support our internal stakeholders more effectively, this new role presents an exciting opportunity for a procurement professional looking for the next step in their career. Working closely with the Procurement Business Partners, the core purpose of this role will be managing a range of procurement activities with a number of business functions and spend categories across our Group.

This is a role with a wide variety of responsibilities and stakeholders at all levels within and outside our organisation, and offers significant opportunity to grow and develop your procurement practice and business influence.

Central Procurement is the team responsible for managing all indirect spend across the whole of the BTG group - working on a business partnering model with internal stakeholders to maximise value and minimise risk on our annual spend of around £60m, against over 1000 suppliers.

The successful candidate will have:

• minimum two years experience of managing procurement activities, ideally across indirect categories;
• a good understanding of procurement process and best practice;
• experience of working collaboratively with internal stakeholders
• some experience of negotiating contractual and commercials terms with suppliers;
• proven problem solving skills; able to approach challenging situations and develop effective proposals/solutions in response;
• a self-initiating mindset, able to work autonomously but seeking support where required
• excellent time management and prioritisation skills
• strong Excel and system skills.
  
  

Procurement qualifications such as CIPS would be desirable but not essential.

Coupled with all the above is the ability to understand and demonstrate both collaborative and peer-based ways of working, in line with our company values.

This role offers hybrid working arrangements based in Harrogate (HG2 7LD). Please note that this position is not suitable for fully remote applicants, as regular on-site collaboration in Harrogate is essential.

What we offer you

As a minimum, all our employees receive free meals, drinks and snacks while at work, a discretionary quarterly profit-share bonus, holiday allowance with the option to buy and (in some cases) sell additional days, company-wide employee discounts, access to our health cash plan, wellbeing support, company funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension.

We also offer a range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions. We encourage everyone to explore what makes them the best version of themselves, and we do this through external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes.

Great People, Great Culture

We are Bettys & Taylors Group. Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands - Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.

Click here to learn more about life at Bettys & Taylors Group.

To apply for this role you will be required to submit a CV and cover letter.

The closing date for this vacancy is Monday 23rd June 2025.