Buyer Work, Jobs in Ipswich, Eng (with Salaries)

Hire Controller- Procurement
OCS Group —Ipswich
- Monday to Friday
- Customer service
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft Office
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Brook Street Foodservice Ltd —Ipswich
- £35,000 - £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Analysis skills
- Free parking
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Procurement Assistant
EPPH —Ipswich
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
11d
Procurement Category Manager - Indirect
OCS Group —Ipswich
- Remote
- Management
- Project management
- Team management
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7d
Head of Hard Services Procurement
OCS Group —Ipswich
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- Presentation skills
- Leadership
- Communication skills
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Procurement Officer
Drax Group —Ipswich
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- IT
- Negotiation
Procurement Administrator
Greenmill Supply Co. Ltd —Colchester
- From £27,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- English
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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11d
Senior Procurement Manager
Civil Works Alliance —Ipswich
- Full-time
- IT
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
Procurement Technical Services Lead
OCS Group —Ipswich
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Negotiation
IT Procurement Category Manager
OCS Group —Ipswich
- IT
- Communication skills
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12d
Assistant Buyer
Macfarlane Group —Sudbury
- £28,000 - £30,000 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- Microsoft Office
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Purchasing, Stock & Purchase Ledger Assistant
TGA Mobility Ltd —Sudbury
- £26,550 - £28,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Procurement Specialist
GCB Cocoa UK Ltd —Sudbury
- £30,000 - £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Analysis skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
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Apprentice Purchaser
Sportsafe UK Limited —Colchester
- £16,640 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Hire Controller- Procurement

OCS Group -
Ipswich

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Job details

Permanent

Qualifications

Customer service
Computer literacy
Supply chain
Microsoft Office
Purchasing
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering.

Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Why Work for OCS?

✅Award-Winning Employer: Ranked 36th on Glassdoor’s Best Companies to Work For 2025 — we value and motivate our people.

Digital Learning: The OCS Academy offers digital courses and resources to help you build skills and grow your career.

Retail Perks With our Hapi app, you can gain access to exclusive discounts, rewards and wellbeing resources.

Professional Growth: 600+ live learners across UK&I — Empowering colleagues with further development and qualifications!

Flexible Pay: Access a portion of earned wages before payday with our Wagestream App! (Contract Specific)

About The Role:

Days of Working: Monday to Friday

Reporting to the Projects Procurement Manager, the Hire Controller will manage all hiring of equipment for Hard Services at OCS - managing spend leakage and reporting back to our sole supplier to increase their offering. Working alongside our Projects Operations team to ensure the equipment is managed effectively.

Reporting & maintaining data back to the business and stakeholders of how our Hire spend is being managed and looking for opportunities to grow the account. This would be a fantastic opportunity for individuals from a customer service environment, ideally with industry experience, who would like to see and feel the impact of their work in a hands-on, highly operational, service-focused business.

Key Responsibilities:

Proven experience in a Purchasing Customer Service role, preferably handling in-bound order enquiries where you have used your skills and experience to successfully complete transactions and satisfy internal customers
Previous experience in the hire or construction industry would be advantageous but not essential
Experience in developing and utilising product knowledge, eager to understand our product range and the wider OCS business
Exceptional communication skills including negotiating and influencing. You’ll have the ability to engage and build relationships with both internal and external customers
Comfortable using your own judgment and initiative to make decisions in line with our company policies
An effective team member with a highly supportive, collaborative approach
A flexible and adaptable approach, you’ll enjoy a varied workday in a fast-paced operational environment where you’ll manage multiple tasks, deadlines and targets whilst maintaining high standards of accuracy
A commitment to continuous improvement, puts forward and acts on suggestions to improve processes and service levels
A good level of computer literacy in MS Office packages.

General

Avoid conflict of interests between personal interests and the interests of the UK & Ireland group.
Exercise independent judgment, reasonable care, skill and diligence when carrying out their duties.
Act in good faith and promote the long-term success of each company within the UK & Ireland group for the benefit of all members and wider stakeholders.
Adhere to and promote the UK & Ireland group’s policies on equality & diversity, information security, health and safety and data protection in the performance of their duties and the management of the departmental functions reporting into them.
Support and promote the UK & Ireland group’s sustainability plans and policies, including the Carbon Management Plan, and carry out duties in a resource effective way, recognizing the shared responsibility of minimizing negative environmental impacts wherever possible.

Essential:

Previous experience in Hire equipment
Purchasing administration
Strong influencing skills
Operational and tactical supply chain experience, ability to be reactive
Being a fixer by nature
Results driven with a flair for negotiation
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Data focused, with a proven track record for generating ideas for cost reduction
Demonstrable knowledge of owning supplier management and performance measurement
A strong team player with the ability to work in a cross-functional team
Ability to build sustainable and productive relationships with suppliers
Use data and market research to make recommendations for improvement

How to Apply:

If you are interested in joining a business that encourages professional development, career progression and the chance to work with inspirational people then please click apply and register your interest! You can also sign up to our job alerts when registering which will notify you when other suitable vacancies are available.

We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.

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