Category Buyer

Job description

Category Buyer - salary circa £32.000

Are you someone who has general commercial knowledge with strong communication skills so that you can build relationships easily?

We have an outstanding open position in our team as a Category Management Associate Buyer.

If you're someone who is looking for professional development, there's a fantastic opportunity to receive training through the industry recognised CIPS (Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply) qualification as well as on-the-job coaching, with great development opportunities.

If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you!

A bit about the job:

We need someone to support Aviva's core priorities of Customer, Growth, Efficiency and Sustainability by working across the Aviva Group to understand and translate business needs into commercial requirements, sourcing them from the market at the optimum commercial outcome, influencing significant annual spend

Our new colleague will develop a robust understanding of market dynamics for a range of categories of spend as well as gaining a detailed knowledge of Aviva's business strategies and will gain experience using and embedding best-in-class Procurement tools and systems.

You will be responsible for negotiating new and existing supplier contracts, including pricing and other commercial terms, to deliver savings and manage supply risks, you will conduct and present high-quality analysis on Aviva's supplier spend supplier performance, financial metrics, external supply market dynamics and technologies, using industry-leading tools and techniques.

You will also be responsible for building rapport and communicating optimally with a range of stakeholders across all levels of our business within the UK, Ireland and Canada, and will build beneficial relationships with our suppliers, from leading edge technology companies through to niche start-ups.

Skills and experience we're looking for:

• Comfortable working within a demanding, fast evolving environment with strong prioritisation skills
• Strong communication skills, comfortable working within a team environment, with the ability to build relationships
• General commercial awareness, business skills and financial acumen
• Ability to assess, manipulate and interpret data with solid IT Skills - knowledge of MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint
• Educated to degree level or working towards CIPS certification desirable

What you'll get for this role:

Our purpose - with you today, for a better tomorrow - is a promise we make to our colleagues too. And one of the ways we live up to that promise is by investing in you. We have so much to offer when it comes to being an Aviva colleague.

• Starting salary circa £32.000 (depending on location, skills, experience, and qualifications)
• Bonus opportunity - 8% of annual salary Actual amount depends on your performance and Aviva's.
• Generous pension scheme - Aviva will contribute up to 14%, depending on what you put in.
• 29 days holiday plus bank holidays, and you can choose to buy or sell up to 5 days
• Make your money go further - Up to 40% discount on Aviva products, and other retailer discounts
• Up to £1,200 of free Aviva shares per year through our Matching Share Plan and share in the success of Aviva with our Save As You Earn scheme
• Brilliantly supportive policies including parental and carer's leave
• Flexible benefits to suit you, including sustainability options such as cycle to work
• Make a difference, be part of our Aviva Communities and use your 3 paid volunteering days to help others
• We take your wellbeing seriously with lots of support and tools

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Aviva is for everyone:

We're inclusive and welcome everyone - we want applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.

Excited but not sure you tick every box? Research tells us that women, particularly, feel this way. So, regardless of gender, why not apply. And if you're in a job share just apply as a pair.

We flex locations, hours and working patterns to suit our customers, business, and you. Most of our people are smart working -spending around 50% of their time in our offices every week - combining the benefits of flexibility, with time together with colleagues.

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