Procurement Specialist

There will be travel required to either London or Milton Keynes for the monthly team meeting.

Our goal at CityFibre is to unlock the digital potential of Britain by creating a broadband network that works seamlessly for everyone, every day. Powerful, gigabit-speed connections that enable people across entire communities to enjoy life in full flow. To do this, we make sure that our people’s voices are heard, their ideas are welcomed, and everyone is given the opportunity to make a real impact.

We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Women; are endorsed by WORK180; have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant; and are a Disability Confident Employer. Working together with our Employee Networks, we’re committed to changing the industry for everyone. 

What you can expect from us

Everyone at CityFibre has an important part to play, and we reflect that in our benefits. With a competitive salary depending on experience + a car allowance, when you join us, you’ll also enjoy 25 days’ holiday, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of your choice, a performance-related bonus scheme, and private healthcare.

How you’ll change it up

This is an exciting opportunity to join our growing procurement department instilling broader procurement and contract management strategies for Group Services. You will be sourcing goods and services across several 3rd party suppliers as well as managing existing contracts.

Day to day, this is some of what you can expect to be doing:

• Managing supplier performance against spend and delivery
• Negotiate clear, robust and favourable terms for CityFibre against contractual and commercial frameworks
• Identifying new suppliers for the purpose of; cost savings, risk mitigation and to ensure a robust supply chain
• Qualification, review and onboarding of new suppliers in line with CityFibre’s compliance and selection criteria

What you’ll bring to the role

You’ll be experienced in the procurement of direct and/or indirect services with a sound and logical mindset to contract negotiation and deliver, and the ability to foster excellent internal and external relationships for the benefit of CityFibre’s supply chain.

You’ll also bring the following with you:

• Previous experience of the tender process from beginning to end
• Exposure to supplier selection through a tender process
• Vendor management in both risk mitigation and KPI review meetings

We’re looking for people who don’t settle for ‘good enough’ and push things forward. If you’ve just found yourself thinking, ‘I’d love to do this’, we want to hear from you. Let’s change it up.

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging

Our people have a wide range of experiences and perspectives – and it’s this diversity of thought that makes us who we are.

CityFibre is working hard to change up the telecoms industry. This means we’re committed to providing equal opportunities to people from all backgrounds and commitments, including your carer and family status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender and gender identity. We’re also offering training programmes and placement opportunities to support the skilled, career changers, service-leavers, and returning workers to become part of our teams.

If there’s any additional support or adjustment you require in the application process to help you achieve your best, please get in touch by emailing careers@cityfibre.com. We’re here to support you in changing up your career.