Strategic Indirect Buyer (Hybrid)

Butler Rose; Wolverton; Hybrid; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Butler Rose is supporting a household brand in Milton Keynes with a Buyer role to join the procurement team. You will support sourcing across goods and services, work within a collaborative function, and report to the Procurement Category Manager.

The ideal candidate has procurement experience, can manage multiple projects, and possesses strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills. Hybrid working with excellent benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement role with indirect procurement advantageous.
• Experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Commercial negotiation capability.
• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Degree-level education or equivalent commercial experience.

Responsibilities

• Support the creation and implementation of sourcing strategies.
• Conduct sourcing activities in line with procurement policies and procedures.
• Manage commercial negotiations with suppliers.
• Prepare and present sourcing strategies and award recommendations to committees.
• Identify cost-saving and compliance opportunities through spend/supplier analysis.
• Support supplier onboarding and vendor setup processes.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and provide procurement guidance.
• Review and process purchase orders and framework order requests.
• Support category planning, resource optimisation and stakeholder engagement initiatives.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Organisational skills

Project management

Communication

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Education

Degree-level education

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Butler Rose is supporting a household brand in Milton Keynes with a Buyer role to join the procurement team. You will support sourcing across goods and services, work within a collaborative function, and report to the Procurement Category Manager.

The ideal candidate has procurement experience, can manage multiple projects, and possesses strong stakeholder management and negotiation skills. Hybrid working with excellent benefits is offered.