Interim IT Procurement Manager Contract Role We are seeking an experienced Interim IT Procurement Specialist to lead procurement strategy and commercial negotiations for a large-scale digital transformation programme. This is a hands-on role focused on managing complex software licensing and supplier agreements, ensuring commercial arrangements are future-proof and deliver long-term value. Key Responsibilities Lead procurement and tender processes for software and implementation partners Negotiate high-value software, SaaS, and professional services contracts Review and optimise licensing structures to drive cost efficiency Ensure suppliers are commercially aligned with delivery expectations Partner with senior stakeholders to support technology investment decisions About You Proven experience in enterprise software and SaaS procurement Strong track record negotiating complex vendor agreements Expertise in licensing models and large-scale renewals...

If you’d like to be considered for this opportunity we encourage you to apply promptly to avoid disappointment as if applications are high the role will close before the closing date given. Are you ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role in a highly regulated environment? AWE is looking for a Sourcing Event Senior Buyer to join our Sourcing Event Management Team (SEMT). This is an exciting opportunity to lead complex and high-profile Source-to-Contract activities, ensuring compliance with public procurement regulations while delivering maximum value and mitigating risk. Please note, this is a 15-month fixed term contract. Package: From £47,760 (depending on your suitability, qualifications, and level of experience). Location: Reading, with free onsite parking. Working pattern: AWE operates a 9-day working fortnight. We will consider flexible working requests so that your work may fit in with your lifestyle. Just let us know your preferred working...

Location: Harwell, Quad Two, United Kingdom Thales is a global technology leader with more than 83,000 employees on five continents. With over 7,500 people in the UK, operating across defence, space, aerospace, and digital security, we help build a future we can all trust. Thales supports the security and stability of our nation by providing extraordinary technology to our customers, as well as delivering social value to the UK with our products and services. Governments and private industry rely on us to create satellite‑based systems that provide trusted, anytime‑anywhere connectivity and positioning—helping care for our planet, manage its resources thoughtfully, and explore our Solar System with curiosity and purpose. We view space as a new horizon for collective progress, shaping a more sustainable life on Earth. As a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), Thales Alenia Space partners with Telespazio through the Space Alliance to deliver a full suite of...

Join Our Team as a Procurement Manager! Fully Office based - Slough - Permanent Monday-Friday 9am-5pm Salary- 50,000- 60,000 % bonus DOE Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for procurement? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment and want to make a meaningful impact? Our client, a leading organisation based in Slough, is looking for a dedicated Procurement Manager to spearhead their procurement initiatives! What You'll Do: As a Procurement Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in ensuring that our client sources and purchases the best quality goods and services at the most competitive prices. Here's a glimpse of your exciting responsibilities: Strategic Leadership: Develop and oversee the organisation's end-to-end procurement strategy and policies, ensuring alignment with business objectives and compliance standards. Category Management: Manage indirect procurement, conducting thorough market research to identify and engage with top-tier suppliers....

Buyer Location: Sudbury (Chilton Industrial Estate) Package: Up to £30,000 annual salary plus bonus & flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays & additional annual leave purchasing scheme) Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday Sector: Packaging distribution Protecting what matters, together We re dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities, and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows. With over 75 years of history, we offer stability alongside continued growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven environment will challenge and stretch you, but also provide genuine opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to influence our success and share in that achievement....

Buyer Location: Sudbury (Chilton Industrial Estate) Package: Up to £30,000 annual salary plus bonus & flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays & additional annual leave purchasing scheme) Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday Sector: Packaging distribution Protecting what matters, together We re dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities, and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows. With over 75 years of history, we offer stability alongside continued growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven environment will challenge and stretch you, but also provide genuine opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to influence our success and share in that achievement....

Senior Procurement Manager - IT / Digital Contract Length: 6 months Location: Warwick or Wokingham (1-2 days on site) Pay Rate: 750 per day via umbrella (Inside IR35) Lead high-value technology procurement at scale - shaping strategy, influencing CIO-level decisions, and delivering real impact from day one. About the Opportunity This is a senior interim leadership role within a highly regulated, nationally significant organisation operating at the forefront of digital and infrastructure transformation. You'll take ownership of IT and digital procurement across a complex, high-value environment - covering software, cloud, telecoms, and critical infrastructure technologies. Working closely with the CIO and senior leadership team, you'll play a key role in enabling large-scale digital initiatives through commercially sound, compliant sourcing strategies. This is a visible, business-critical position where your expertise will directly influence major...

Buyer Location: Tilehurst, Reading Package: Annual salary up to £36,000 (dependent on experience) plus bonus & flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays & additional annual leave purchasing scheme) Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday Sector: Packaging distribution Protecting what matters, together We re dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities, and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows. With over 75 years of history, we offer stability alongside continued growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven environment will challenge and stretch you, but also provide genuine opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to influence our success and share in...

Buyer Location: Tilehurst, Reading Package: Annual salary up to £36,000 (dependent on experience) plus bonus & flexible benefits package including up to 27 days holiday (plus bank holidays & additional annual leave purchasing scheme) Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday to Friday Sector: Packaging distribution Protecting what matters, together We re dedicated to protecting what matters most - our people, our customers, our communities, and the environment. At Macfarlane Packaging, our commitment to customer satisfaction, sustainability and continual improvement creates a collaborative, supportive, and friendly workplace where you can unpack a career that grows. With over 75 years of history, we offer stability alongside continued growth. Our fast-paced, results-driven environment will challenge and stretch you, but also provide genuine opportunities for personal and professional development. Every colleague has the chance to influence our success and share in...

At ALDI, we're passionate about delivering fresh, exciting, and delicious Fresh Meat products that our customers love. Our range is constantly evolving to keep up with the latest trends and tastes. Our vacancy in the Fresh Meat category means working closely with your Buying Director/Buying Manager to ensure we have the best range and quality of product for our customers. Join us to help bring the finest range to our shelves! Our buying teams - if it's possible - have to move even quicker than the rest of the business. And they must keep ahead of our customers too: second-guessing what they want and need before they do. You'll get involved in every aspect of the buying lifecycle from sampling, developing and launching products, meeting suppliers, visiting competitors, crunching numbers and reviewing market data. The proposals start with you! We do things our own way at Aldi. But whatever we're doing, we must be getting it right. With a wave of impressive sales figures behind...

Excellent opportunity to join a modern and innovative family based business for someone who can make a real contribution to the growth of this exciting and progressive organisation. My client is very highly thought of within their sector and offers an excellent environment and team in which to work. This role is full time (Mon-Fri 08:30am-4:00pm) and is office based. This is an great opportunity to join an established and very reputable business. We are seeking someone who takes real pride in their work. It is also very important to have good purchasing experience and knowledge of imports and exports. Purchasing Manager Full time permanent role Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:00pm - office based role Uckfield - outskirts. There is plenty of free parking on site available for all staff. Due to workplace location and lack of public transport in the area, it is essential to be a driver and have your own transport. Salary 35000 per year plus very good company benefits, monthly company...

Excellent opportunity to join a modern and innovative family based business for someone who can make a real contribution to the growth of this exciting and progressive organisation. My client is very highly thought of within their sector and offers an excellent environment and team in which to work. This role is full time (Mon-Fri 08:30am-4:00pm) and is office based. This is an great opportunity to join an established and very reputable business. We are seeking someone who takes real pride in their work. It is also very important to have good purchasing experience and knowledge of imports and exports. Purchasing Manager Full time permanent role Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4:00pm - office based role Uckfield - outskirts. There is plenty of free parking on site available for all staff. Due to workplace location and lack of public transport in the area, it is essential to be a driver and have your own transport. Salary 35000 per year plus very good company benefits, monthly company...

Strategic Buyer Cwmbran On-Site Safran is an international high-technology group, operating in the aviation (propulsion, equipment and interiors), defense and space markets. Its core purpose is to contribute to a safer, more sustainable world, where air transport is more environmentally friendly, comfortable and accessible. Safran has a global presence, with 100,000 employees and sales of 27.3 billion euros in 2024, and holds, alone or in partnership, world or regional leadership positions in its core markets. Safran is in the 2nd place in the aerospace and defense industry in TIME magazine's "World's best companies 2024" ranking. Safran Seats is one of the world's leading manufacturers of aircraft seats, for both crew and passengers. 1 million Safran Seats-manufactured aircraft seats are currently in service with air fleets around the world. In the UK, Safran Seats specialises solely in the First Class and Business Class seating markets for wide body aircraft, with...

Job Type: Permanent Build a brilliant future with Hiscox   Responsibilities: This is an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Experience Lead to help continue to shape the future of Hiscox.  We are in the final delivery stage of a journey to transform our approach to procurement right across our business, including a 2 year programme to implement a market leading iValua Source to Pay (Marketplace MP) system enterprise wide.  That can only continue to be successful and fully embed within the business if we manage, monitor and continuously improve process and data outputs while building strong relationships with our stakeholders.  Operationally, the role owns the design, oversight and continuous improvement of the Group Procurement Policy and Processes, enabling Business Units and colleagues to operate effectively. To support this you will: Have a deep understanding of Source-to-Pay (S2P) / Procure-to-Pay (P2P) processes Promote data-driven decision-making through...

Our Client a leader in the Aerospace Industry is looking for a proactive and commercially focused Commodity Buyer to join their Supply Chain team in Wolverhampton. This is an excellent opportunity for you to take ownership of supplier relationships, drive cost-saving initiatives, and support operational excellence across the business. The successful candidate will play a key role in managing end-to-end procurement activities, ensuring continuity of supply, improving supplier performance, and delivering commercial value. Summary: Start date: ASAP Duration: 6 months with potential for longer! Location: Wolverhampton Pay Rate: £21.83 per hour Hours: 37 per week Monday to Friday - all onsite Key Responsibilities: Procurement & Commercial Management: Take full responsibility for the end-to-end procurement process from requisition to payment. Convert purchase requisitions into purchase orders in a timely and accurate manner. Obtain competitive quotations and lead...

Procurement Administrator Location: Gloucestershire Contract Type: 12 Month Contract Working Arrangements: Fully On-site Role About the Role Guidant Global is supporting our client in recruiting a skilled Procurement Administrator to help grow and consolidate internal purchasing and logistics capabilities. This role offers an excellent opportunity to play a key part in managing the procurement of equipment, licences, and critical infrastructure items across the business. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers, ensuring smooth operations, strong supplier relationships, and efficient processes. You will also drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance procurement workflows, reporting, and asset management. Key Responsibilities Procure equipment, licences, and other essential infrastructure items Collaborate with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers to ensure timely delivery and support...

Procurement Administrator Location: Gloucestershire Contract Type: 12 Month Contract Working Arrangements: Fully On-site Role About the Role Guidant Global is supporting our client in recruiting a skilled Procurement Administrator to help grow and consolidate internal purchasing and logistics capabilities. This role offers an excellent opportunity to play a key part in managing the procurement of equipment, licences, and critical infrastructure items across the business. You will work closely with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers, ensuring smooth operations, strong supplier relationships, and efficient processes. You will also drive continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to enhance procurement workflows, reporting, and asset management. Key Responsibilities Procure equipment, licences, and other essential infrastructure items Collaborate with internal stakeholders and third-party suppliers to ensure timely delivery and support...

Construction Buyer Salary: 50k to 60k plus package Location: North West Job Type: Permanent About the Company Our client is a growing UK construction and refurbishment contractor delivering projects across the education, healthcare, commercial, and public sectors. Acting as Principal Contractor, the business delivers a diverse portfolio of refurbishment, fit-out, and construction projects typically ranging from 100k to 2m in value. With a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and client satisfaction, the company continues to experience sustained growth and has ambitious plans for further expansion. Due to an increasing workload and a strong pipeline of secured projects, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Construction Buyer to support their commercial and operational teams. The Role We are seeking an experienced Construction Buyer to take ownership of procurement activities across multiple live construction and refurbishment projects. This...

Senior Buyer Pitstone, Buckinghamshire Hybrid Safran - Here, we craft excellence together. At Safran, excellence is a journey - and we'd love you to be a part of it . As a global leader in aerospace, defence, and space, we are proud to be a company where diversity, innovation, and opportunity come together to shape a sustainable future. We are looking for passionate individuals to join our Purchasing team as a Senior Buyer at our Pitstone site. At Safran, we understand that diversity and inclusion make teams stronger and more effective, and as an organisation, we are committed to fair and equitable employment practices for everyone and are proudly a Disability Confident Employer. We also know that some candidates may be put off applying for jobs where they don't meet 100% of the criteria outlined in the advert, however, we encourage anybody to apply if you can demonstrate a variety of skills and experience relevant to the requirements of this role. We will...

Buyer Rate: 28 per hour Location: Crewe Job Type: Part-Time (2 Days Per Week) About the Company Our client is a well-established and growing residential developer specialising in the delivery of high-quality bespoke and luxury homes across the North West. With a reputation for exceptional craftsmanship, attention to detail, and premium specification, the business has successfully delivered a range of exclusive residential developments that combine innovative design with outstanding build quality. Focused on creating homes that exceed customer expectations, the company continues to expand its portfolio of new build housing developments through a commitment to quality, customer service, and sustainable growth. Due to continued success and a strong pipeline of secured projects, they are now looking to appoint an experienced Buyer to support their commercial and operational teams. The Role We are seeking an experienced Buyer to join the business on a part-time basis,...