Procurement Advisor
Procurement Advisor
Salary: Competitive
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Doncaster, South Yorkshire
As a Procurement Advisor at FCC Environment, you’ll support the development and delivery of procurement activities across the business, ensuring suppliers, contracts, and processes are compliant, cost-effective, and aligned with health, safety, and environmental standards. You’ll work closely with the Senior Procurement Advisor, internal stakeholders and suppliers to drive value and continuous improvement.
This is a full-time position, working five days per week.
Our promise to you
- Competitive salary
- 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Pension scheme
- Life insurance
- Discretionary bonus scheme
- Ongoing training and development, including support with CIPS (where applicable)
- Recognition scheme
- Refer a friend scheme
- Flexible benefits, including high street discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and Gymflex (where applicable)
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme and Best Doctors Service via our wellbeing platform
What will you be doing?
- Managing the procurement of goods, services and projects across the business
- Supporting the development and implementation of procurement policies and procedures
- Managing supplier compliance with group-wide procurement processes
- Providing procurement advice, support and guidance to managers
- Maintaining and reviewing the group supplier base to maximise efficiency and value
- Building and managing strong supplier relationships
- Reviewing quotations and negotiating pricing with key suppliers
- Supporting tenders, specifications and contract reviews
- Identifying and delivering cost savings and efficiencies
- Monitoring and analysing purchasing activity
- Working closely with the SHEQ team to ensure suppliers meet health, safety and environmental requirements
- Managing ad hoc procurement issues as they arise
What are we looking for?
- Ideally educated to A-level standard or equivalent
- Minimum of three years’ experience in procurement and contract management
- Experience procuring commodities, services and capital projects
- Strong knowledge of procurement best practices
- Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Experience of plant and vehicle procurement is desirable
- CIPS qualification desirable
- Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- Analytical, detail-focused and commercially aware
- Comfortable working with stakeholders at all levels
About us
We are FCC Environment, one of the UK’s leading waste and resource management companies. Our goal is to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.
Operating over 200 facilities across the UK and employing around 4,200 people, we’re on the frontline of tackling climate change. We need ambitious, innovative professionals like you to help us shape a sustainable future.
FCC Environment is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
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