Senior Buyer: Lead Procurement & Supplier Relationships

Principality Building Society; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Principality Building Society is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Procurement team in a hybrid role based in the UK. You will lead end-to-end procurement, from sourcing and tendering to contract negotiations, managing supplier relationships and delivering measurable commercial value while supporting our strategic objectives.

The ideal candidate will hold MCIPS or be working towards it, with strong stakeholder management, category management and risk awareness to maximise value

Qualifications

• Experience managing complex indirect procurement activity.
• Strong commercial acumen and contract negotiation skills.
• Experience leading competitive tender exercises and delivering measurable savings.
• Track record managing procurement workstreams in high-value projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end procurement activity including sourcing, tender management, supplier evaluation and contract negotiations.
• Develop category strategies that maximise value, minimise risk and support business objectives.
• Partner with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver customer-focused procurement solutions.
• Support Supplier Performance Managers in managing key third-party relationships.
• Drive commercial outcomes through cost management, supplier rationalisation and risk mitigation.
• Provide expert procurement advice, coaching and guidance to colleagues and stakeholders.
• Support procurement governance, policy development and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Contribute to strategic programmes and projects, leading procurement workstreams that deliver meaningful business change.
• Help embed best practice procurement, supplier risk management and ESG considerations.

Skills

Stakeholder Management

Procurement & Category Management

Tendering & Supplier Selection

Contract Negotiation

Commercial Analysis

Influencing & Relationship Building

Education

MCIPS (Member of Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply)

Job description

Principality Building Society is seeking an experienced Senior Buyer to join our Procurement team in a hybrid role based in the UK. You will lead end-to-end procurement, from sourcing and tendering to contract negotiations, managing supplier relationships and delivering measurable commercial value while supporting our strategic objectives.

The ideal candidate will hold MCIPS or be working towards it, with strong stakeholder management, category management and risk awareness to maximise value