Category Buyer - indrects
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 09 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 19 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | NN10 6EN |
| Cwmni: | Kier Group |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 8219 |
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We're looking for a Category Buyer - Indirects to join our Procurement Shared Service Centre team based in Rushden.
Location: Rushden - hybrid working available, with a minimum of 1 day per week in the office
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - typically 8:30am-5:00pm with 1 hour for lunch - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Category Buyer - Indirects, you'll be working within the Procurement Shared Service Centre team, supporting them in sourcing, negotiating, and contracting goods and services that are not material to build projects.
Your day to day will include:
-Developing and implementing sourcing strategies using category management principles
-Drafting and negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships
-Monitoring market trends and benchmarking costs
-Delivering savings and rebate targets through effective supplier management
-Supporting sustainability initiatives and promoting best practices across the business
What are we looking for?
This role of Category Buyer - Indirects is great for you if:
-You have experience in procurement and category management of indirect products and services
-You're a strong negotiator and communicator with stakeholder engagement experience
-You're commercially aware, organised, and confident managing contracts and supplier performance
-You're ideally CIPS qualified or working towards it
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-TD1
Location: Rushden - hybrid working available, with a minimum of 1 day per week in the office
Hours: 37.5 hours per week - typically 8:30am-5:00pm with 1 hour for lunch - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What will you be responsible for?
As a Category Buyer - Indirects, you'll be working within the Procurement Shared Service Centre team, supporting them in sourcing, negotiating, and contracting goods and services that are not material to build projects.
Your day to day will include:
-Developing and implementing sourcing strategies using category management principles
-Drafting and negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships
-Monitoring market trends and benchmarking costs
-Delivering savings and rebate targets through effective supplier management
-Supporting sustainability initiatives and promoting best practices across the business
What are we looking for?
This role of Category Buyer - Indirects is great for you if:
-You have experience in procurement and category management of indirect products and services
-You're a strong negotiator and communicator with stakeholder engagement experience
-You're commercially aware, organised, and confident managing contracts and supplier performance
-You're ideally CIPS qualified or working towards it
We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.
Rewards and benefitsWe're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusionMaking Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
#LI-TD1
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