At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage purchase orders and ensure timely delivery of goods and services.
- Company: Join a leading infrastructure company with a focus on safety and teamwork.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible work, and a range of employee perks.
- Other info: Remote work with occasional travel and great career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Be part of essential services that make a real difference in communities.
- Qualifications: 2 years in procurement, strong IT skills, and excellent communication.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working? As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom.
What will you be doing? In this role, you'll oversee the end-to-end purchase order process, from creation and goods receipting to query resolution and order expediting. Working closely with stakeholders and suppliers, you'll help ensure efficient procurement operations and the timely delivery of goods and services. You will be based remotely, with some occasional travel to our Stevenage office. You will be responsible for:
- Purchase Order Management: Raise and manage purchase orders using the company ERP system (Oracle Fusion), ensuring compliance with Preferred Supplier Lists (PSL) and operational SLAs.
- Goods Receipting: Support the goods receipting process, ensuring requisitioners adhere to operational SLAs and accuracy.
- Query Management: Resolve requisitioner and stakeholder queries effectively.
- Purchase Order Expediting: Ensure timely delivery of purchase orders and escalate issues as needed.
What you’ll bring: Minimum 2 years of experience in procurement or a similar role. 5x passing GCSEs including minimum C grade in Maths is a requirement. Strong IT skills, including proficiency in MS Office (especially Excel). Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities. Experience managing multiple deadlines and tasks.
What’s in it for you? We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
- Company vehicle and fuel card for business use
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
- Standby / Overtime / Call out
About us: We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development. It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered. For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
Procurement Buyer in Stevenage employer: M Group
As a Supervisor in our dynamic team, you'll thrive in a supportive and inclusive work culture that prioritises safety and client satisfaction. We offer robust opportunities for professional growth and development, ensuring that every employee can advance their career while contributing to essential infrastructure services. Join us in a friendly and respectful environment where your contributions are valued and celebrated.
