Graduate Buyer

Are you an aspiring graduate looking to build a successful career in Procurement? Do you love identifying opportunities and savvy at negotiating? This isn’t just a Graduate Buyer role; it’s a commercially driven career opportunity, that will give you breadth in growing your own procurement experience. 

At GXO, we're looking for a Graduate Buyer to join us in our Northampton Head Office. This is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your commercial skills, working alongside experienced professionals while gaining exposure to a diverse indirect spend category.

If you’re ambitious, eager to learn, and excited by the prospect of developing into a future procurement leader within a fast-paced, dynamic environment, then we want to hear from you!

This is a full time, permanent position working Monday to Friday 09:00 – 17:00. This role is predominately based in Northampton.

Pay, benefits and more:

We’re looking to offer a competitive salary, and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays). Your benefits package includes a company sponsored pension scheme, private medical & dental insurance, a 24/7 online GP service, life assurance and a fully comprehensive employee assistance programme. You’ll also have access to our MyBenefits platform offering a variety of high street discounts, a cycle to work scheme, cashback cards, a saving scheme and much more! 

What you’ll do on a typical day:

  • Take ownership of a diverse indirect spend portfolio, gaining hands-on experience in commercial decision-making and strategic sourcing
  • Collaborate with teams across the business, from Operations and Solutions to Legal and Finance, building strong relationships and helping influence key business decisions
  • Get involved in the full journey, from researching markets and running tenders to supplier negotiations and contract management
  • Build partnerships with suppliers, helping to drive innovation, improve efficiencies, and deliver great service across the business
  • Develop your analytical skills by tracking performance, maintaining key data and reporting, and uncovering opportunities to add value

What you need to succeed at GXO:

  • A commercially curious individual with a passion for buying, business, or supply chain, eager to develop and grow your own category portfolio
  • A natural relationship builder who enjoys collaborating with others and has the confidence to engage with suppliers and stakeholders at all levels
  • An innovative thinker who is interested in sustainability and keen to learn how procurement can drive positive business and environmental outcomes
  • Degree educated (or due to graduate soon) with a genuine interest in commercial buying or supply chain

 

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GXO is a leading provider of cutting-edge supply chain solutions to the most successful companies in the world. We help our customers manage their goods most efficiently using our technology and services. Our greatest strength is our global team – energetic, innovative people of all experience levels and talents who make GXO a great place to work. GXO is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  We believe that diversity and inclusion in our business is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. We are an Armed Forces friendly organisation and Disability Confident Leader as part of the Disability Confident Scheme (GIS) and actively welcome applications from people with disabilities.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. Review GXO's candidate privacy statement here.