Buyer Work, Jobs in Kettering (with Salaries)

Category Buyer
Weetabix —Burton Latimer
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Negotiation
- Annual leave
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5d
Graduate Buyer
GXO Logistics —Northampton
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Business
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Procurement Manager
CITB —Peterborough
- £58,633 a year
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Contracts
- In-person
- Employee assistance programme
Fabric Sourcing Technologist
NEXT —Leicester
- £46,000 - £68,000 a year
- Full-time
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Buyer - Stamford
Avtron Power Solutions LLC —Stamford
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Microsoft Office
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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10d
Construction Purchasing & Property Administrator
TJD Trade Ltd —Bedford
- £30,000 - £38,000 a year
- Part-time
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
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Cladding Buyer
Lindum Group —Peterborough
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Microsoft Office
Buyer Services Executive
City Auction Group —Peterborough
- From £27,500 a year
- Full-time
- CRM software
- English
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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10d
Assistant Buyer / Buyer
Briggs & Forrester —Northampton
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- IT
- Time management
- Life insurance
Junior Buying & Merchandising Assistant
Socktopus —Market Harborough
- Full-time
- Merchandising
- In-person
- Negotiation
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12d
Lead Buyer - New Product Development Sourcing (Huntingdon or Nottingham, UK)
Videojet —Huntingdon
- Full-time
- Oracle
- Engineering
- Bachelor's degree
- Annual leave
Site Procurement Manager, Site Procurement Operations
Amazon UK Services Ltd. —Kettering
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
4d
Commercial Trainee - QS/Buyer
Aniron Limited —Northampton
- From £24,500 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
- Free parking
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10d
Buying & Merchandising Assistant
Socktopus —Market Harborough
- Full-time
- Merchandising
- Microsoft Office
- In-person
Quick apply
Buyer
ESCATEC Mechatronics Ltd —Lutterworth
- £26,272 - £32,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- English
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
Quick apply
2d
Indirect Procurement Buyer
VolkswagenGroup —Milton Keynes
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
- Life insurance
Purchasing Coordinator
RSP UK —Bedford
- £28,000 - £35,000 a year
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Administrative experience
- Annual leave
- Life insurance
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Category & Sourcing Manager | S3 | CFO | Multiple Locations
A01 Santander UK plc —Milton Keynes
- £53,500 - £80,250 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Bachelor's degree
- Contracts
Buyer
Escatec —Lutterworth
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- ERP systems
- Microsoft Office
Category and Sourcing Lead | S4 | T&O | Milton Keynes
A01 Santander UK plc —Milton Keynes
- £77,600 - £100,000 a year
- Full-time
- English
- Bachelor's degree
- Contracts
1d

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Category Buyer

Weetabix -
Burton Latimer

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Job details

Full-time
5 days ago

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Enhanced paternity leave

Qualifications

Sourcing
Procurement
Negotiation

Full job description

Category Buyer - Indirects and Category Buyer - Ingredients

At Weetabix, we believe that diverse teams drive better ideas, stronger decisions, and a more inclusive workplace for everyone. We’re committed to building an organisation where people from all walks of life feel they belong—where different voices, experiences, and backgrounds are valued and respected.

Closing date: 28th July 2026
Interview process: Two Stage Interview Process
Working pattern: You’ll spend three days a week in the office, creating great opportunities to collaborate, strengthen team connections and build high‑impact working relationships face to face.

We’re happy to make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process. Just let us know how we can support you.

Weetabix is on an exciting growth journey, and many of the opportunities we are recruiting for are newly created roles. These positions reflect our investment in people, capabilities and innovation as we continue to build for the future.

The Recipe (About the Role)

In this role, you will deliver sourcing activity across indirect spend categories, combining commercial insight, supplier relationship management and data to create value for the business. Working within a fast-paced FMCG environment, you will help category strategies, manage supplier performance and own continuous improvement, while leveraging digital procurement and AI-enabled tools to enhance efficiency, compliance and business outcomes.

Deliver Request for Information, Request for Proposal and Request for Quotation (RFx) processes and tenders, ensuring competitive, compliant and timely outcomes
Help category strategies through data insights and effective execution of sourcing activities
Draft, review and negotiate straightforward commercial documents in line with procurement policy
Engage stakeholders to gather requirements, question assumptions and align sourcing issues to business needs
Manage supplier communications, including bids, clarifications and timelines
Maintain governance, ensuring accurate documentation, approvals and audit readiness
Track category performance, including total cost of ownership, savings, compliance and improvement activity
Monitor and manage supplier performance using scorecards, action tracking and Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) practices
Build supplier relationships, helping performance, issue resolution and continuous improvement
Maintain accurate supplier and contract data, including pricing and supporting records
Provide data, insight and operational help to enable efficient delivery of category priorities
Use data to deliver market insights, supplier comparisons and commercial recommendations
Help the adoption of artificial intelligence-enabled procurement tools to improve information, automation and risk identification
Contribute to demand planning by presenting insights that look at cost and complexity
Identify and own continuous improvement across processes, sourcing and supplier engagement
Work with supplier-led innovation and contribute to risk management, supply continuity and resilience

The Ingredients (What we need from you)

Key Know How:

Experience in procurement, sourcing, or commercial operations, ideally within fast-paced environments such as fast-moving consumer goods.
Working knowledge of request for proposal, request for quotation, and request for information processes, alongside contract fundamentals and supplier management.
Indight capability, with confidence interpreting data and generating actionable insights.
Effective negotiation skills for low to medium complexity commercial documents.
Ability to engage stakeholders and manage multiple priorities effectively.
Proficiency in Microsoft 365, procurement systems, and data analysis tools.

Your Bowl of Perks (Benefits)

Competitive salary & Annual Flexible benefits

We offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, career, and life outside work.

Annual bonus
Double-matched pension scheme (up to 12% from us)
25 days annual leave increasing with service
Annual Salary review
Healthcare plan
Discounted Weetabix products

To support our employees, we also offer:

Continued investment in your personal development
We believe in balance, whether it's for family, rest or simply time for you. As well as your holiday entitlement, you can purchase up to 5 days of additional annual leave
Access to 24/7 counselling service (via Grocery Aid partnership)
The freedom of Flexible Work Opportunities
Enhanced Maternity / Paternity / Adoption Leave
Additional Time Off for Fertility Treatment and Neonatal Care
Working Parents Support Group
Fully stocked kitchens filled with our delicious products for you to enjoy

To learn more about life at Weetabix, visit our careers page: https://careers.weetabixfoodcompany.co.uk/

Please note: We benchmark roles based on your skills and experience, so we do not advertise fixed salary ranges.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship for this position; therefore, we are seeking candidates who do not require sponsorship.

We utilise our Preferred Agency Supplier Partners as and when we require additional support

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