Indirect Buyer (FM, Utilities, EHS, Projects)

Overview

Commercially driven Indirect Category Buyer who leads FM, Utilities, EHS and Projects spend across multiple sites. You will shape category strategies, run end-to-end sourcing, and drive measurable value while strengthening stakeholder partnerships. The role combines strategic sourcing with supplier performance management to deliver value and governance in a cross-functional environment. You will work closely with operations, finance, HR, and legal to align procurement with business goals and compliance.

Pay / Benefits

• Private Healthcare
• Company Pension
• 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement category strategies for FM, Utilities, EHS and Project spend
• Analyze spend and market conditions to identify savings opportunities
• Consolidate spend across locations to maximise purchasing power
• Lead end-to-end sourcing: RFI, RFQ, RFP, tendering, evaluation and negotiation
• Create commercial evaluation models and supplier comparison analyses
• Negotiate pricing, terms, SLAs, warranties, and commercial agreements
• Challenge specifications for commercially effective solutions
• Manage supplier relationships and performance against KPIs and SLAs
• Lead supplier reviews and corrective action plans
• Build relationships with stakeholders across Operations, Finance, HR, HSE, Legal, IT, Administration and site management
• Act as trusted procurement partner within assigned categories
• Ensure procurement activity complies with internal policies and legislation

Key requirements

• Proven experience in indirect procurement, especially FM, Utilities, EHS and project spend
• Strategic procurement/category buying experience
• Background in strategic sourcing, tendering, negotiation, contract management and supplier performance
• Experience managing spend across multiple sites or business units
• Strong commercial and analytical capabilities
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
• Experience with ERP (SAP/ARIBA) and Excel
• Degree in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business, Finance, Engineering or related discipline
• Professional procurement qualification such as CIPS is desirable

• Stakeholder management
• Influencing and negotiation
• Analytical thinking
• ERP (SAP/ARIBA)
• Microsoft Excel
• Procurement systems

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