Assistant Buyer

We're looking to appoint a self-motivated, organised Assistant Buyer to join our procurement team in Manchester. The Assistant Buyer will be developing relationships with various stakeholders, and work with Buyers and Category Managers to ensure products and services are sourced in accordance with Bupa's procurement policies.

Requirements

• Support the development and maintenance a of category/purchasing plans which have a clear savings/opportunity pipeline.
• Follow category prioritises based on benefits and opportunities and business requirements.
• Support Category Specialists (Buyers) and Category Managers with a commercial tendering process to obtain the best outcome for Bupa.
• Preparation of category reporting dashboards, providing clear data driven insights to category teams.
• Coordinate the end-to-end Due Diligence process for allocated suppliers, ensuring all documentation is collected, and effective collaboration with internal stakeholders to meet compliance requirements within agreed timeframes, providing regular updates to category team.
• Administer contracts into the Jaggaer procurement system including contract drafting in collaboration with stakeholders.

Benefits

• 25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
• Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
• An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
• Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
• Various other benefits and online discounts