Senior Buyer

Aspect Resources Limited; Swindon; Hybrid; GBP 96,000 - 107,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspect Resources Limited is seeking a Senior Buyer in Swindon on a fixed-term contract through to March 2028. The role is hybrid (3 days per week on site) with an umbrella day rate of £550.

It involves shaping procurement strategies, delivering sourcing activity, and providing commercial leadership within the Procurement & Commercial team. The ideal candidate will have proven procurement experience, strong negotiation and stakeholder management skills, and can translate requirements into

Qualifications

• Proven procurement experience, preferably within a public sector environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes and commercial and contractual principles.
• Knowledge of terms and conditions relevant to procurement activity.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse information, interpret requirements and develop procurement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Shape and deliver procurement strategies across a diverse portfolio.
• Support procurement activities from strategy through to contract award.
• Provide procurement expertise and routes-to-market advice to stakeholders across the business.
• Opportunity to coach and mentor a direct report within the Procurement & Commercial leadership team.

Skills

Procurement experience

Contract negotiation

Stakeholder management

Procurement strategy

Communication

Job description

Role: Senior Buyer Contract Length: March 2028 Location: Swindon - Hybrid (3 days/week on site) IR35: Inside Rate: £550day (Umbrella)

Essential

• Proven procurement experience, preferably within a public sector environment.
• Strong understanding of procurement processes and relevant commercial and contractual principles.
• Knowledge of commercial and contractual terms and conditions relevant to procurement activity.
• Excellent negotiation, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to analyse information, interpret requirements and develop procurement strategies appropriate to the sourcing activity.
• Experience supporting or delivering procurement activities from strategy through to contract award.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.

Desirable

• Membership of a recognised professional procurement or commercial body (e.g. CIPS or equivalent).
• Experience supporting complex procurement within regulated environments.
• Knowledge of public sector procurement practices and governance requirements.

We are seeking a motivated and capable individual to join the Procurement & Commercial team as a Senior Buyer on a fixed-term contract through to March 2028, providing maternity leave cover.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping and delivering procurement strategies across a diverse portfolio of goods, services and works. The team supports across a wide spectrum of procurement activity, providing procurement expertise and routes-to-market advice to stakeholders across the business. You will apply relevant commercial knowledge to translate requirements into appropriate procurement approaches, supporting procurement strategies, frameworks, sourcing and tendering activity and the delivery of improved procurement outcomes and value.

The role offers the opportunity to broaden and further develop existing procurement experience and commercial awareness across procurement strategy development, frameworks, sourcing delivery, supplier engagement and stakeholder management. A key focus will be building on existing procurement arrangements, driving continuous improvement and supporting better business outcomes.

The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to further develop leadership experience through coaching and mentoring a direct report, supported by an experienced and collaborative Procurement & Commercial leadership team.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced procurement professional looking to further develop their procurement and leadership capability and commercial awareness, while making a meaningful contribution.

Disability Confident

As a Disability Confident employer, CLIENT encourages applications from disabled and neurodivergent candidates. Applications from candidates who identify as having a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role‑specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.

Armed Forces Covenant

As a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, CLIENT welcomes applications from veterans, service leavers, reservists and military spouses or partners. Applications from eligible candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role will be prioritised for review. Where application volumes are high, additional role‑specific and desirable criteria may be applied as part of the shortlisting process which may include holding active security clearance.