As an HR Category Buyer, you'll support the delivery of procurement, sourcing, and supplier management activities across a diverse range of Human Resources spend categories. Working closely with the HR Indirect Category Manager, you'll lead lower-risk and medium to low-value procurement projects from end-to-end, helping to secure commercial value while ensuring compliance with procurement policies and procedures.
You'll build effective relationships with suppliers and key stakeholders, monitor supplier performance, and identify opportunities to improve service, reduce cost, and manage risk. The role also plays an important part in supporting the wider HR procurement strategy, contributing to category plans and helping to drive value across areas such as recruitment, learning and development, employee benefits, contingent labour, and other HR-related services.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially minded procurement professional who enjoys stakeholder engagement, delivering sourcing projects, and influencing positive business outcomes through effective supplier and category management.
What You'll Do
- Deliver sourcing and procurement activities across a range of HR spend categories, supporting the wider HR procurement strategy.
- Lead end-to-end low-risk and lower-value sourcing projects, ensuring value for money, compliance, and business requirements are met.
- Analyse spend data to identify cost savings, supplier optimisation opportunities, and areas for commercial improvement.
- Conduct market research to understand supplier capabilities, industry trends, risks, and innovation opportunities.
- Develop and manage tender processes, including RFIs, RFPs, ITTs, supplier evaluation, and contract award activities.
- Support commercial negotiations to secure competitive pricing, favourable contractual terms, and effective risk management.
- Manage supplier performance through KPIs, SLAs, and contract governance to ensure service quality and continuous improvement.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across HR, Finance, Legal, and wider business functions to deliver effective procurement solutions.
- Ensure all procurement activity complies with internal governance, regulatory requirements, and procurement policies.
- Support category strategy development, supplier relationship management, sustainability objectives, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Deliver cost savings, cost avoidance, and additional commercial value through sourcing and supplier management activities.
- Improve visibility and control of HR spend through effective analysis, reporting, and contract management.
- Reduce commercial and supplier risk while supporting business continuity and strategic HR initiatives.
