Technical buyer - 6 month FTC

Connected Kerb; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading EV charging company in London is looking for a skilled Procurement Specialist to join their Technology Team. The role involves ensuring supplier contracts, delivering savings, and negotiating prices for future scalability. Candidates should have at least 5 years of purchasing experience in electrical products and be familiar with procurement processes. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working hours, and opportunities for career growth within a mission-driven team focused on sustainable innovation.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Competitive Pension Scheme

Flexible working hours

Private Healthcare

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• 5 years proven purchasing experience in electrical products, automotive, or similar.
• Experience in electrical technical production or procurement teams.
• Familiarity with EV charging infrastructure is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Ensure contracts are in place with all suppliers.
• Deliver commercial wins in the Bill of Materials to achieve savings.
• Negotiate pricing for scale beyond 2026.

Skills

Proven purchasing experience

Familiarity with electrical suppliers

Self-motivated and target driven

Understanding of procurement processes

Familiar with digital systems

Tools

MS Dynamics

PIM

PDM

Job description

Overview of this role

Connected Kerb is delivering change for good at a societal level as part of the transition to electric vehicles. The business is scaling and expanding into new sectors and territories and now needs to leverage its buying power to make the Bill of Materials, production and assembly costs more competitive. The business has grown rapidly and has moved quickly, setting up a supply chain system with many suppliers that deliver a high-quality product at a good factory gate price but there is opportunity to rationalize, streamline and consolidate buying of parts, the design, assembly and services.

This is an exciting role with the opportunity to significantly contribute to delivering Connected Kerb’s strategic growth ambitions with the reward of seeing the fruits of your efforts in prominent locations, being used daily by the public and businesses, nationally and globally. Connected Kerb is achieving significant success with our well-considered and sympathetically designed solutions. As part of the Technology Team, you will work closely with the Chief Technology Officer and Head of Technology across our entire product line and support the team in the UK and Internationally. A contract position for now, the business will learn with you offering an exciting opportunity to deliver meaningful impact and discuss future opportunities.

Key Responsibilities and objectives of the role

• Ensure contracts are in place with all suppliers to take us forward and which cover the full scope of our requirements
• Deliver commercial wins in the existing Bill of Materials to achieve savings to target.
• Propose a phased rationalisation program of the supply base to bring efficiencies and scale
• Negotiate pricing, with technical expertise, ready for scale beyond 2026.

What you’ll bring:

• 5 years proven purchasing experience delivering savings, efficiencies and growth in electrical products, automotive, or an electric / mechanical organisation.
• Familiarity with electrical suppliers essential (Please list existing experience).
• Familiarity with electric vehicle charging infrastructure desirable
• 5 years within a electrical technical production / procurement team
• Self-motivated, target driven and passionate.
• Familiar with procurement processes & techniques, quality management systems and supplier operations.
• Familiar with digital systems to drive the role (e.g. MS Dynamics, PIM, PDM)
• Capable to interpret detailed design drawings or component specifications drawing out comparisons across parts and making technical recommendations which deliver on both price and performance.

Why Join Us?

• Join a fast-growing, mission-driven team dedicated to democratising EV charging and tackling climate change through cutting-edge sustainable innovation.
• Work alongside industry leaders in software, hardware, and infrastructure, shaping the future of EV charging.
• Opportunities to learn and grow in a growth sector.
• Competitive salary, performance-based bonus, and strong potential for career growth as the company scales.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Competitive Pension Scheme
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working model
• 28 days of holidays and generous Family Leave policies
• Private Healthcare and Life Assurance at 4 times salary
• Central London location (Soho)
• Lots of opportunities to socialise!

Why should you choose Connected Kerb as your next career move?

• We are very passionate about people and will work with you to define opportunities to develop your career
• Lots of opportunities to really develop your expertise in all key Delivery functions.
• A flat organisation, where exceptional talents can make a real impact.
• A diverse and exciting work atmosphere, working with passionate and talented teams.

Connected Kerb is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Connected Kerb.

Please note, we do not accept speculative CVs and we are not accepting CVs submitted by recruitment agencies.