Buyer/Procurement Specialist in Manchester Area

Job description

Buyer/Procurement Specialist

Salary: c.£50,000 plus car allowance, bonus and pension

Location: South Manchester (3 days in office)

Permanent role

Grafton Recruitment are working with a large award-winning engineering and construction focused corporate to recruit an experienced procurement professional.

We are looking to speak with candidates who have a background in tendering of materials, services, and 3rd party agreements, managing procurement projects, and in setting up framework agreements.

You will be joining a large and sophisticated function, with the opportunity to develop your procurement skillset and with the chance of promotion within the team. This is a successful and growing organisation that has won awards around how it services its customers.

Responsibilities:

• Developing and running tender processes
• Negotiating pricing and contractual terms
• Identifying and delivering cost savings, or cost avoidance
• Implementing and renewing framework agreements
• Managing and influencing internal stakeholders
• Managing supplier relationships and supplier performance, compliance and preventing supplier risk
• Sourcing potential new suppliers

Requirements:

• Previous procurement experience
• Demonstrable working knowledge of complex tendering process
• Delivering strong commercial agreements
• Project procurement involvement
• Strong interpersonal skills and strong analytical skills
• Full UK Drivers licence

For further details contact Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant – Procurement Recruitment) adrian.harrison@grafton.com

Grafton Recruitment are part of the €3.5bn GI Recruitment Group, and we have specialisms in HR, sales & marketing, and procurement & supply chain.

Extra information

Status

Open

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

Manchester Area

Type of Contract

Part-time jobs

Published at

04-09-2025

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English