Category Buyer

2 weeks ago

Manchester, United Kingdom Sopra Steria Full time
Are you a proactive and engaging individual looking to progress their early career within procurement?


This is a hybrid working role with the requirement to attend our Salford office weekly, which ensures the team are in tune and close knit.

The Salford office offers free coffee, free parking, and outstanding views.

What you'll be doing:

  • Delivering a strategic procurement and commercial service for our Public Sector Organisation client collaborators with an allocated portfolio of categories.
  • Supporting the endtoend tender process ensuring all parties are well informed and supported.
  • Engaging with collaborators at all levels to support and assisting in an efficient and timely manner in order to establish and build on existing relationships.
  • Meet customer requirements by demonstrating the best value for money, through compliance with category priorities and contracts, and by actively leading the marketplace through development of key strategies for customer, supplier, and contract management.
  • Support the Senior Category Managers and Category Managers in delivery of cost and efficiency savings across a national footprint of Approved Organisations, by analysing current spend in specific categories to support the development of procurement/commercial strategies.

What you'll bring:

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to engage with collaborators at all levels.
  • The confidence to work independently as well as part of a team.
  • Ability to prioritise workload and good time management skills.
  • Excellent IT and Microsoft Office skills
  • The ability to build positive relationships with internal and external collaborators at all levels.

It would be great if you had:

  • Public Sector or NHS exposure is desirable.
  • CIPS or willingness to undertake.
  • Knowledge of Procurement legislation and EU procurement law.
  • Supplier interaction experience.
  • Knowledge of the tendering process.
If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what we're looking for, please do apply, we'd love to hear from you

Employment Type:
Full-time, Permanent

Location:
Anywhere (UK)

Security Clearance Level:

DBS

Internal Recruiter:
Kayleigh

Salary:
Up to £27,000 + 3% flex fund

Benefits:25 days annual leave with the choice to buy additional days, life assurance, pension, and generous flexible benefits fund

Loved reading about this job and want to know more about us?


Our unique partnership between the Department of Health and Sopra Steria means that we are market leaders in corporate service delivery with around 40% of the NHS using one or more of our products.

With unrivalled knowledge and experience, we provide high-quality, value-for-money finance, procurement, and employment services to the NHS, helping them overcome any challenges they face in the back office.


Our vision is to help the NHS save money and enhance quality, providing a real-life impact where the changes we make can improve health, innovate to save lives, and deliver better outcomes.

Do you want to part of our journey?

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