Buyer

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Stowmarket
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Management & Operations
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

Procurement Supplier Management Tendering Negotiation Commercial Awareness Stakeholder Engagement Cost Control Contract Management

FULL DESCRIPTION

Buyer

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is hiring a Buyer to support procurement activity across its Network Services business. This is a full-time, permanent, hybrid role based in Stowmarket with a competitive salary.

Key Deliverables

  • Ensure compliance with Health & Safety processes, promoting a safety-first culture.
  • Support and lead supplier performance reviews, ensuring SLAs are met and improvements implemented.
  • Work closely with operational teams to ensure suppliers and subcontractors deliver best value.
  • Support tender activity by providing procurement input, pricing data and supply chain expertise.
  • Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across procurement and supply chain performance.
  • Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned to contract requirements.
  • Lead or support procurement activities including tenders, negotiations, and order placement.
  • Collaborate with operational teams to develop procurement plans and schedules.
  • Support delivery of cost savings, margin improvement and rebate targets.
  • Produce procurement reports and contribute to contract performance dashboards.
  • Attend and support contract review meetings, ensuring actions are captured and followed through.

What We're Looking For

  • Experience in a procurement or buying role, ideally within construction, utilities or infrastructure.
  • Strong understanding of supplier management and performance monitoring.
  • Experience supporting or leading tendering and negotiation processes.
  • Good commercial awareness with a focus on cost control and value improvement.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
  • Ability to work collaboratively with operational teams and supply chain partners.
  • Good organisational skills and attention to detail.

Benefits

  • Pension with leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
  • 25 days Annual Leave + Bank Holidays
  • Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
  • Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes
  • Personal development programme

About Us

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] are part of the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal], one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training. Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies. Progression is something we value and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

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