Junior Buyer
Foodbuy Group
Date: 23 hours ago
City: Chertsey, England
Contract type: Full time
Junior Category Buyer
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (UK-based)
Company: Foodbuy UK
Join Foodbuy UK, a leading food procurement organisation managing over £1 billion in annual spend across the foodservice and hospitality sectors. Since 2018, we've proudly supported over 150 NHS Trusts by delivering compliant, value-driven food procurement as part of the NHS Supply Chain: Food contract.
We’re now looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Junior Category Buyer to join our NHS-focused team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a passion for procurement, data, or the food and hospitality industry to develop in a purpose-driven environment. You'll play a vital role in supporting the end-to-end procurement process for key categories—helping to ensure accurate systems, effective stakeholder engagement, and robust sourcing in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Key Responsibilities
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (UK-based)
Company: Foodbuy UK
Join Foodbuy UK, a leading food procurement organisation managing over £1 billion in annual spend across the foodservice and hospitality sectors. Since 2018, we've proudly supported over 150 NHS Trusts by delivering compliant, value-driven food procurement as part of the NHS Supply Chain: Food contract.
We’re now looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Junior Category Buyer to join our NHS-focused team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a passion for procurement, data, or the food and hospitality industry to develop in a purpose-driven environment. You'll play a vital role in supporting the end-to-end procurement process for key categories—helping to ensure accurate systems, effective stakeholder engagement, and robust sourcing in line with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.
Key Responsibilities
- Support procurement processes across categories, including running tenders, DPS, and e-auctions through the Jaggaer eProcurement platform.
- Help maintain accurate systems, trackers, and documentation to support effective procurement governance.
- Assist with the creation of further competition documents and contribute to SOPs, guides, and templates.
- Support supplier management and stakeholder engagement across NHS Trusts and internal teams.
- Analyse data to support cost savings, category strategies, and procurement efficiency.
- Identify opportunities for improvement within procurement systems and processes.
- Contribute to category strategy and sourcing initiatives that drive value and innovation in public sector food procurement.
- Passionate about the food or hospitality sector with an interest in public procurement.
- Some experience or knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) required.
- Prior experience in procurement or the public sector is desirable but not essential.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; comfortable working with data and systems.
- Clear communicator with the ability to build relationships across teams and stakeholders.
- Well-organised, detail-oriented, and proactive in managing multiple tasks and priorities.
- Curious and eager to learn, with a mindset for continuous improvement and personal development.
- Work on projects that make a real difference—supporting the NHS through smarter food procurement.
- Access to structured learning and development programmes and clear career pathways.
- Join a supportive, high-performing team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Grow your procurement skills while making a positive impact on public sector services
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