Buyer

Buyer Office based role Location: Leeds up to £45,000

SF Recruitment are exclusively supporting a growing business who are looking to appoint a Category Buyer to support the development and delivery of their category sourcing strategy.

This is a commercially focused role where you will take responsibility for supplier management, cost optimisation, and ensuring supply continuity.

Working closely with senior procurement leadership, you will play a key role in translating category strategy into day-to-day delivery, helping to improve performance, drive savings, and support ongoing innovation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Running RFQs/RFPs, negotiating pricing, and managing contracts
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships
• Driving cost savings through value engineering and sourcing initiatives
• Monitoring supplier performance across cost, quality, and delivery
• Supporting supply continuity and resolving any supply issues
• Tracking raw material pricing and identifying cost reduction opportunities
• Working cross-functionally with supply chain, planning, and logistics teams

About you

• Experience in procurement, sourcing, or buying
• Commercially aware with a data-driven mindset
• Able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Strong communicator with a proactive, problem-solving approach

This is a great opportunity to join a business that is growing, evolving, and investing in its procurement capability.

If of interest and you have the relevant skillset, please apply with a copy of your CV today