About the role

We are currently looking for a Category Buyer to join our client, an award-winning, high performing, academic institution based in Newcastle Upon Tyne.

As a Category Buyer, you will be responsible for providing a professional, customer-focused and effective buying service for the assigned categories.

Salary: £25,728 - £29,856
Responsibilities

• Facilitate the purchasing process from receipt of requirement to placement of the purchase order ensuring that all relevant approvals are in place

• Provide operational support to the Category Manager with category specialist purchases and requests

• Support the category manager in running the supplier relationship management process for their selected contracts

• Contribute to the finance strategy, by organising, planning and prioritizing own work activities and the work of others where appropriate, to ensure short, medium and long term objectives are achieved

• Develop and maintain a specialist knowledge and expertise of own area of responsibility, providing guidance to others as appropriate

Required Experience

• Detailed understanding of procurement processes

• Experience of delivering operational purchasing support

• Experience in contract renewal process

• Experience dealing with suppliers on a transactional level

• Understanding of supplier relationship management processes

Benefits

• 35 days annual leave + bank holidays

• Excellent employer pension contributions

• Learning and development opportunities

• Discounted travel

• Nurseries and childcare discounts