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Buyer - Non Food

3 months ago

Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom The NEC Group Full time

The NEC is the UK's largest event space and home to all your favourite shows and has over 40 years experience hosting the UK's best and most exciting events.


We now have an exciting opportunity to join our Operations Procurement team, as a
Buyer based at
The NEC offices in the heart of the country, you can launch your career in this fast paced industry.


Our Operations Procurement Department is responsible for providing pro-active procurement support to stakeholders in relation to the process for sourcing of all indirect services with a focus on IT, Heavy Equipment and Building Works commodities to ensure that best value is achieved.


Key Responsibilities:

  • To advise business users at all levels on the most appropriate purchasing strategy to be adopted when sourcing goods and services.
  • Reviewing and negotiating contract terms.
  • Supplier partnerships and relationship management.
  • Review commodity spend with stakeholders on a quarterly basis identifying opportunities to leverage spend.
  • Authorising new supplier set ups and managing level of risk to the company.
  • Performing due diligence checks on suppliers.

Skills and Experience:

  • Minimum 4 years relevant purchasing experience within indirect commodities.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills to operate at all organisational levels.
  • Good negotiator particularly in price and contract negotiation.
  • Team player working within cross functional teams.
  • A background in building strong supplier relationships.
  • Experience of cost reduction and income generation through negotiation.
  • Strong commercial knowledge and excellent excel skills.
  • Passion, energy, drive and commitment.

What we offer
Plus Group Bonus Scheme

25 days annual leave rising to 26 after one year plus all UK bank holidays

Free Onsite parking

Free lunch when office based or on site

Potential home working options for part of the week

Pension matching up to 7% and

We will provide you with a Life Assurance cover if you are actively contributing to the NEC group personal pension plan and have joined at the first opportunity or within 12 months of becoming first eligible

Private Medical Insurance funded by the company

Great Learning and Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Dental, Cash Health and Holiday Buy flexible option

Exclusive Discounts and many more great benefits

The NEC Group is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

We do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

NEC Group is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Our customers come from all walks of life and so do we.

We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because it's the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

If you share our values and our enthusiasm, you will find a home within the NEC Group.