Procurement Specialist - 6 month FTC
| Posting date: | 04 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 January 2026 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 1 day per week |
| Company: | CityFibre Holding Ltd |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | REF3749L |
Summary
This hybrid role offers a great balance of home and office working. You’ll join your colleagues in your local office for team meetings.
As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.
Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.
What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!
Joining us as a Procurement Specialist
You’ll manage sourcing and tender processes for goods and services, oversee tier 3 supplier contracts, and support cost-saving initiatives. This role offers exposure across multiple categories, driving supplier performance and contributing to procurement strategies. Ideal for a proactive professional with strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience in end-to-end procurement.
You’ll receive a competitive salary, a car allowance, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.
This is some of what you can expect to be doing:
Lead procurement projects with confidence, managing sourcing and tender processes for goods and services that keep our network operations running smoothly
Build strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal teams, ensuring everyone is aligned and working toward shared goals
Take ownership of contract management, keeping supplier agreements clear, accurate, and beneficial for the business
Spot opportunities for savings and improvements, helping us streamline processes and deliver better value across the supply chain
Drive positive change, contributing fresh ideas to enhance procurement strategies and support a culture of continuous improvement
What you’ll bring to the role
You’ll also have:
Strong negotiation skills to secure clear, fair, and beneficial agreements with suppliers
Excellent relationship-building abilities, fostering trust and collaboration with both internal teams and external partners
Analytical mindset and attention to detail, ensuring data accuracy and identifying opportunities for cost savings
Confidence in managing end-to-end procurement processes, from supplier selection to contract management
Adaptability and proactive problem-solving, thriving in a fast-paced environment and driving continuous improvement
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We’re endorsed by WORK180 and we’re a partner of Diversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Gold Covenant, are a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, and we’re a Disability Confident Leader. Working together with our Employee Communities, we’re wholly committed to ensuring that our people’s voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you’d like to explore our culture and values, check out The CityFibre Way.
What you can expect from us
We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.
Qualifications
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Additional information
We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at careers@cityfibre.com. We want to help!
As the UK’s largest fibre-only network, and its only proven wholesale challenger, we’re busy setting new standards for what digital infrastructure can and should be.
Designed from scratch for the internet, our network is greener, more reliable and ready for the future. The products we provide over it not only lead the market on speed, value and service, they help businesses to innovate, provide entire communities with a better foundation for their digital lives and support economic growth, locally and nationally.
What does that mean for you? The opportunity to make internet connections (and daily life) a whole lot better, for a lot of people!
Joining us as a Procurement Specialist
You’ll manage sourcing and tender processes for goods and services, oversee tier 3 supplier contracts, and support cost-saving initiatives. This role offers exposure across multiple categories, driving supplier performance and contributing to procurement strategies. Ideal for a proactive professional with strong stakeholder engagement skills and experience in end-to-end procurement.
You’ll receive a competitive salary, a car allowance, a performance related bonus, and a range of benefits to support you across your financial, physical and mental wellbeing.
This is some of what you can expect to be doing:
Lead procurement projects with confidence, managing sourcing and tender processes for goods and services that keep our network operations running smoothly
Build strong, collaborative relationships with suppliers and internal teams, ensuring everyone is aligned and working toward shared goals
Take ownership of contract management, keeping supplier agreements clear, accurate, and beneficial for the business
Spot opportunities for savings and improvements, helping us streamline processes and deliver better value across the supply chain
Drive positive change, contributing fresh ideas to enhance procurement strategies and support a culture of continuous improvement
What you’ll bring to the role
You’ll also have:
Strong negotiation skills to secure clear, fair, and beneficial agreements with suppliers
Excellent relationship-building abilities, fostering trust and collaboration with both internal teams and external partners
Analytical mindset and attention to detail, ensuring data accuracy and identifying opportunities for cost savings
Confidence in managing end-to-end procurement processes, from supplier selection to contract management
Adaptability and proactive problem-solving, thriving in a fast-paced environment and driving continuous improvement
Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We’re a Times Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality. We’re endorsed by WORK180 and we’re a partner of Diversifying. We have pledged our commitment to the Armed Forces Gold Covenant, are a Care Leaver Friendly Employer, and we’re a Disability Confident Leader. Working together with our Employee Communities, we’re wholly committed to ensuring that our people’s voices are heard, and that everyone feels a sense of belonging and pride to be a part of CityFibre. If you’d like to explore our culture and values, check out The CityFibre Way.
What you can expect from us
We want to offer you all the support you need to thrive inside and outside of work. This means giving you the tools to grow your career with us, as well as a comprehensive benefits package that you can adapt to your lifestyle. This includes 25 days annual leave, a day off on your birthday, a day off to support a charity or organisation of choice, a range of wellbeing and savings initiatives including private medical insurance, and supportive family friendly and menopause policies.
Qualifications
-
Additional information
We want to create a sense of belonging for everyone. We celebrate our differences and work to ensure everyone has the best chance to succeed, starting with our recruitment process. No matter your background, family or carer status, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, gender, or gender identity, we welcome your application. If you need any support or reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, please email us at careers@cityfibre.com. We want to help!
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.