Senior Buyer/Buyer

Senior Buyer/Buyer – Freedom Group  Stowmarket (Hybrid Working)  Permanent - Full Time   Competitive Salary & Benefits  Freedom Group have a brilliant opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join their team. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, this role will support the management of current contracts and assist in new Tenders where required. You will work closely with the Commercial Managers and flex across Direct and Indirect categories to include Sub-Contractors, Civils, Utilities, Cabling, Switchgears, and Transformers   Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:  Working with operational teams, lead supplier performance reviews including the recording of output into the proprietary system, providing feedback to suppliers and implementing improvement plans where necessary Lead on full end to end process on project specific procurement tenders Proactively support bid teams with up to date and accurate procurement data and sub-contractor/supplier costs where required. Ensuring that the best value for money and added value price is identified. Work with Operational teams on an on-going basis to ensure that sub-contractors and suppliers are the best fit for the contract and continue to deliver value to support contract retention and exemplar customer satisfaction Support operational delivery teams in pre-commencement periods through the publication of known/national SLAs and the development of contract specific, value adding SLAs with key suppliers Manage supply chain in your operational business units to maximise value for that business unit and the wider division Ensure supply chain relationships are developed and maintained to deliver exemplar performance, bring appropriate technical innovation and keeps us ahead of the competition    What we’re looking for:  We’re looking for candidates with experience of project-based Procurement who bring confidence, knowledge and drive to the team. Ideally, you will be MCIPS qualified (although we will support progression to MCIPS) and have the following:  Managed project procurement spends of £2m + Lead Procurement Projects from start to finish Mix of direct and indirect procurement experience and capability Understands the needs of stakeholders through engagement within the specific business units, supports colleagues who are operating within a range of different sectors. Understands the markets we operate in and can anticipate the effect upon our business and reacts accordingly Confident, enthusiastic and the ability to self-manage Benefits:  We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people.  Some of what you can expect includes:    Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle) 25 Days Holiday +

Created: 2025-10-16