Strategic Buyer - Public sector procurement

The Curve Group Careers; Norwich; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A public sector procurement firm is seeking a Procurement Officer / Strategic Buyer in the UK to lead procurement activities and improve vendor relationships. The ideal candidate will have strong procurement expertise and the ability to execute category strategies. This hybrid role offers competitive compensation and the chance to make meaningful contributions to social housing. Join the team to drive exceptional results and value.

Qualifications

• Experience in public sector procurement.
• Ability to develop and implement category strategies.
• Strong analytical skills with statistical and financial data.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end procurement activity.
• Develop relationships with strategic accounts.
• Promote and deliver end-to-end sourcing projects.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Relationship-building skills

Category strategy development

Contract management

Job description

Stragic Buyer - Public sector procurement

Location : Hybrid / Homes based - Long Stratton

Employment Status : Full-time

Salary : £ Competitive

Are you ready to make a difference? Join our dynamic team as a Procurement Officer / Strategic Buyer and contribute to meaningful change in the social housing sector. This is your chance to combine deep procurement expertise with strong relationship-building skills to deliver exceptional results for clients.

Your Role

The role of the Procurement Officer / Strategic Buyer is to lead and develop assigned business areas to increase spend under management, delivering best practice procurement services to both internal and external customers. The Procurement Officer / Strategic Buyer will have responsibility for delivering compliant end-to-end procurement activity, implementing and managing supplier and member contracts and analysing statistical and financial information. The role will apply category level expertise to secure the continuous development, improvement, efficiency and success of the commercial offer to members. Developing strong relationships with strategic accounts, delivering value and achieving targets.

Responsibilities

• Formalising contract documentation with members and suppliers
• Lead on the development and implementation of category strategies
• Promote and deliver end-to-end sourcing projects including mini competitions, Frameworks and Dynamic Mark...