Buyer

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Buyer to support and manage supplier selection and supplier management processes; providing advice and challenge to ensure efficient and effective procurement that delivers the best commercial terms, optimises efficiencies, mitigates risk and meets business requirements.

As a Buyer you will:

• Review and analyse supplier market data, spend data and business requirements in collaboration with business stakeholders, to identify opportunities to generate cost savings, enhance value, quality and customer experience, optimise efficiencies, reduce supplier risk and meet ongoing compliance and regulatory requirements and business goals.
• Lead, plan, manage and facilitate the tender process and negotiations in accordance with policies and procedures to deliver best commercial terms, mitigate commercial risk and contractual exposure and meet business requirements.
• Support the management of suppliers to ensure objective commercial escalation and promote effective, fair and professional supplier management.
• Define, implement and monitor category ‘purchase to pay’ system rules, tools and channels to ensure the effective control of risk, acquisition costs, contract compliance and data quality.
• Provide guidance and advice to the business on policies, procedures and processes designed to deliver a professional, consistent and commercial approach that effectively controls risk and enhances NFUM’s reputation as a Great Company to do Business with.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with business areas, suppliers, Group Legal, Group Compliance and Group Risk to ensure the effective delivery of objectives and representation of the department.
• Deliver short term / one-off projects and activities as required by and to the standards and outcomes agreed with Line Manager.

What we're looking for

• Procurement experience, preferably gained within relevant categories.
• Knowledge of procurement systems and processes, contractual Terms and Conditions and commercial risk.
• Experience of managing business stakeholders and suppliers
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications
• Experience within a Customer Service/Customer Facing environment
• Experience in administration or financial processing
• 5 GCSE (including maths and English) or equivalent (desirable)
• Graduate or equivalent (desirable)
• Charted Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) (desirable)

What we can offer

Here at NFU Mutual we pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and have again been presented with the Gallup Great Workplace Award. Along with a supportive culture you can also look forward to some very attractive reward benefits such as:

• A competitive salary
• Annual bonus (up to 10%)
• Contributory pension scheme (maximum of 12% company contribution)
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (additional holiday purchase scheme)
• Employee discounts
• Gym subsidy
• Health and well being plan
• Discounted Insurance on all NFU Mutual Policies

About us

One of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies, NFU Mutual has been meeting our customers’ needs for over 100 years. As an employee you are very important to us. We empower and inspire you to perform, offer opportunities to grow and we recognise and reward you for your contribution.

At NFU Mutual we look for people like you, who have customers at the heart of what you do. You recognise that your customers’ financial lives can only benefit by having a financial plan in place that reflects their circumstances both now and in the future.