Buyer/Procurement Specialist

Buyer/Procurement Specialist Salary: c.£50,000 plus car allowance, bonus and pension Location: South Manchester (3 days in office) Permanent role Grafton Recruitment are working with a large award-winning engineering and construction focused corporate to recruit an experienced procurement professional. We are looking to speak with candidates who have a background in tendering of materials, services, and 3rd party agreements, managing procurement projects, and in setting up framework agreements. You will be joining a large and sophisticated function, with the opportunity to develop your procurement skillset and with the chance of promotion within the team. This is a successful and growing organisation that has won awards around how it services its customers. Responsibilities: Developing and running tender processes Negotiating pricing and contractual terms Identifying and delivering cost savings, or cost avoidance Implementing and renewing framework agreements Managing and influencing internal stakeholders Managing supplier relationships and supplier performance, compliance and preventing supplier risk Sourcing potential new suppliers Requirements: Previous procurement experience Demonstrable working knowledge of complex tendering process Delivering strong commercial agreements Project procurement involvement Strong interpersonal skills and strong analytical skills Full UK Drivers licence For further details contact Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant – Procurement Recruitment) adrian.harrison@grafton.com Grafton Recruitment are part of the €3.5bn GI Recruitment Group, and we have specialisms in HR, sales & marketing, and procurement & supply chain.

Location: Manchester,, GB

Posted Date: 9/16/2025