Category Buyer

Category Buyer

Salary circa £30,000

Are you someone who thrives in a dynamic business environment, with a keen sense for solving commercial challenges and getting value for money?

Does the idea of supporting the success of a FTSE 100 business through excellent supplier deals appeal to you?

If so, we have several exciting opportunities for driven and ambitious Category Buyers to join or Procurement team, in our Norwich or York office. This is a great job for someone with previous business development experience, who is keen to progress their career working for the UK's leading Insurance, Wealth and Retirement business!

A bit about the job:

Reporting to a Principal Category Manager (PCM) you’ll deliver high quality Procurement support that underpins both the control of Aviva’s third party spend and the identification of opportunities for improving value. Delivering at pace in this high performing team you’ll work directly with our supply partners, review and maintain up-to-date supply market information and support the team with category specific supplier and spend research.  You’ll become the subject matter expert for supply market, supplier performance and financial analysis whilst also ensuring the Procurement systems and tools are effectively utilised within the end-to-end sourcing process. You will support the business and make it click for our customers, run sourcing activities that meet the need of the business and support our ambitious sustainability agenda. 

Skills and experience we’re looking for:

• General commercial acumen including a strong sense of value for money
• Business/financial analysis skills and the ability to interpret complex data
• Awareness of/interest in basic contract law principles and an interest in supply market forces and impacts
• Ability to work within a dynamic and fast evolving environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and previous experience in a business-to-business environment preferred

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 £30,000 (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 all backgrounds and experiences. Excited but not sure you tick every box? Even if you don’t, we would still encourage you to apply. We also consider all forms of flexible working, including part time and job shares.

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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We’d love it if you could submit your application online. If you require an alternative method of applying, please give Tawana Chin a call on 07789 624461 or send an email to [email protected].