Buyer / Senior Buyer - Sustainability & ESG

Barclay Meade; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000

Job description

Job summary

My client who is a leading business is currently recruiting for a Buyer / Senior Buyer focused on Sustainability / ESG based in Bolton (hybrid working C.2 days onsite) to join on a full-time permanent basis.

Key skills required for this role

Procurement, Buyer, Sourcing, Sustainability, ESG, Best Practice, Excellence

Important

An understanding of Sustainability, ESG or similar related procurement knowledge.

Job description

Joining a large-scale business, this role will join an established procurement division focused on Sustainable Procurement to reflect changes to government policy such as the launch of the Social Value Act and Modern Slavery Act which are now contractually with prime contractors across the business and to ensure flowed down through the Supply Chain.

Role: Buyer / Senior Buyer - Sustainability / ESG

Location: Bolton (hybrid working)

Type: Permanent position

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 (potentially flexibility around salary DOE) + bonus + benefits

Key responsibilities of the Buyer - Sustainability / Senior Buyer - Sustainability / Procurement Officer - Sustainability role include:

1. Embedding sustainable procurement into all aspects of how the business manages their procurement lifecycle and ensuring collaboration with Supply Chain, Partners, and Suppliers to improve ESG impacts.
2. The main purpose of the role will require developing skills across ESG topics, particularly focusing on Environment, to lead initiatives with supply chain partners to reduce emissions targets. This will include having ownership of the systems used to assess the ESG risks in the supply chain and how our suppliers are performing.
3. Understanding the Strategic aims of Sustainable Procurement, and the different lines of business units and contributing to identifying priority areas which address the challenges faced.
4. Leading initiatives to engage with the supply chain to hold both detailed and generic discussions around Sustainable Procurement, ensuring interactions are documented and available to the team for information, including producing Case Studies and/or benefits cases where required.
5. Proactively managing the Suppliers allocated and ensuring that all data/KPI/reports are received. Providing data-led evidence where performance is below that expected (of either party) and working with the Supplier to agree on an improvement plan and how this will be managed.
6. Utilising existing stakeholder maps, developing and implementing a simplified SP reporting methodology which reduces the quantity of reports produced while improving consistency and quality.
7. Supporting initiatives and opportunities to engage and educate on the full range of Sustainable Procurement topics.
8. Where requested, project managing engagement events to support our buying communities with opportunities to engage with new potential suppliers and promote research & technology, sustainable procurement, and social value ethics at all times.

Key skills and experience required for Buyer - Sustainability / Senior Buyer - Sustainability / Procurement Officer - Sustainability role include:

1. Experience in, or willingness to learn, about ESG and Sustainable Procurement.
2. Adaptable and flexible, against frequently uncertain or changing requirements.
3. Strong communication skills, including the ability to present complex concepts simply and concisely.
4. Confident preparing and providing reports both internally and externally, both verbally and in written format.
5. Strong Excel skills, and comfortable managing spreadsheets and undertaking data analysis.
6. Confident in briefing a range of information, including tailoring outputs to meet the needs of a wide range of stakeholders.
7. Rounded business acumen and ability to engage credibly across the enterprise.

To apply for this Buyer - Sustainability / Senior Buyer - Sustainability / Procurement Officer - Sustainability / Buyer - ESG / Senior Buyer - ESG / Senior Procurement Officer - ESG role, candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.