Strategic Indirect Buyer: Tech, R&D & Facilities

Alpine Formula One Team; Enstone; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical healthcare

On-site gym

Subsidised restaurant

Additional benefits

Job summary

Alpine Formula One Team is seeking a commercially driven Indirect Buyer to join our Procurement team. You will manage end-to-end procurement across technical and facilities-related categories, supporting OpEx and CapEx while delivering tangible value in a high-performance environment.

You will work with Engineering, Aerodynamics, R&D, Operations and Facilities to provide procurement expertise, challenge commercial terms, and drive strategic sourcing across the business.

Qualifications

• Indirect procurement experience across technical, engineering, R&D, CapEx, facilities or complex service categories.
• Strong category management and strategic sourcing experience.
• Excellent negotiation and supplier management skills.
• Ability to analyse spend and market data to identify opportunities and drive results.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end sourcing activity across technical and facilities-related categories.
• Develop and implement category strategies to improve value and supplier performance.
• Conduct market analysis, supplier assessments and competitive tenders.
• Negotiate commercial agreements and contracts, including terms and conditions.
• Manage supplier relationships, KPIs and improvement plans.
• Drive cost savings, supplier consolidation, risk reduction and value improvements.
• Support stakeholder teams with procurement expertise throughout project lifecycles.
• Ensure procurement activities comply with governance and processes.
• Contribute to development of procurement best practices and continuous improvement.

Skills

Indirect procurement

Category management

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Spend analysis

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) ERP

Microsoft Office 365

AI tools (Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT)

Job description

Alpine Formula One Team is seeking a commercially driven Indirect Buyer to join our Procurement team. You will manage end-to-end procurement across technical and facilities-related categories, supporting OpEx and CapEx while delivering tangible value in a high-performance environment.

You will work with Engineering, Aerodynamics, R&D, Operations and Facilities to provide procurement expertise, challenge commercial terms, and drive strategic sourcing across the business.