Strategic Indirect Purchases Specialist

FPS Distribution Ltd; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Automotive Group is seeking an Indirect Purchasing Buyer to support establishing and delivering an effective indirect procurement function across the group. The role focuses on sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, and managing suppliers for non-resale goods and services that support day-to-day operations.

You will work with internal stakeholders to ensure value, service continuity, compliance, and cost efficiency, while maintaining records and supporting spend analysis and procurement

Qualifications

• Experience in a purchasing, procurement, buying, or supply-chain role.
• Experience managing indirect spend categories, suppliers, quotations, and purchase orders.
• Strong negotiation and commercial awareness skills.
• Ability to analyse pricing, supplier proposals, and total-cost considerations.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proficiency with purchasing systems and standard business software, including spreadsheet analysis and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end purchasing activities for indirect goods and services.
• Source, evaluate, and onboard suppliers in line with business requirements and procurement processes.
• Obtain and assess quotations, conduct supplier negotiations, and recommend best-value purchasing decisions.
• Manage purchase orders, ensuring accuracy, appropriate approvals, and timely delivery.
• Support the development of supplier agreements, including commercial terms, service levels, and pricing arrangements.
• Monitor supplier performance, delivery, quality, cost, and service issues; resolve or escalate concerns as required.
• Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders across relevant functions.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs, consolidate spend, improve processes, and standardise purchasing activity.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, contracts, pricing, supplier information, and purchasing documentation.
• Ensure purchasing activities comply with internal policies, delegated authority limits, and applicable governance requirements.
• Support spend analysis, reporting, budgeting, and procurement planning.
• Contribute to the development of indirect procurement processes, systems, controls, and best practices for the new function.

Skills

Purchasing

Procurement

Negotiation

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Education

Procurement qualification

Tools

Purchasing systems

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Alliance Automotive Group is seeking an Indirect Purchasing Buyer to support establishing and delivering an effective indirect procurement function across the group. The role focuses on sourcing, negotiating, purchasing, and managing suppliers for non-resale goods and services that support day-to-day operations.

You will work with internal stakeholders to ensure value, service continuity, compliance, and cost efficiency, while maintaining records and supporting spend analysis and procurement