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Nationwide’s procurement function is undergoing a significant and successful
transformation, ensuring we deliver the best possible outcomes for Nationwide. Our operating model combines category alignment with strong business partnering, focused on achieving business and member value.
We are seeking a Senior Buyer with proven procurement experience to help drive greater cost efficiency and deliver sustainable value through an effective and engaged supply base. This is a pivotal role for a professional who wants to make a real impact in a fast-moving, forward-thinking environment.
As a Senior Buyer, you’ll play a key role in supporting and leading sourcing activities across defined categories, ensuring compliance with policies while introducing innovative approaches to deliver value. You’ll develop and manage supplier relationships, negotiating contracts that balance cost, quality, and risk, while supporting Nationwide’s sustainability and ethical sourcing goals. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you’ll understand requirements, influence decisions, and deliver outcomes aligned to strategic objectives.
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You’ll also analyse market trends and emerging technologies, identifying opportunities to leverage innovation and mitigate risks in a rapidly changing environment, while driving continuous improvement and challenging traditional thinking.
You’ll already be a procurement professional with experience in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier management. You understand the importance of building strong relationships, working at pace, and adapting to market changes. You’ll bring commercial acumen, resilience, and a collaborative mindset, ensuring compliance while delivering creative solutions.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a transformational procurement function, where your expertise will help shape the future of how the business engages with its supply base. If you’re passionate about delivering value, influencing change, and making a difference to Nationwide, we’d love to hear from you.
At Nationwide, we offer hybrid working wherever possible. More rewarding relationships are supported through our hybrid approach, bringing colleagues together across our UK-wide estate, whilst also supporting generous access to home working. We value our time in the office to solve problems, to learn, and to feel connected.
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For this job you'll be located at our nearest regional office or hub. There will be a need to regularly connect with colleagues for collaboration and in some locations you’ll be expected to spend at least two days a week, or if part time you'll spend 40% of your working time, in the office. If your application is successful, your hiring manager will provide further details on how this works.
Nationwide is committed to the redeployment of our employees impacted by change, as such applications for redeployment candidates will be prioritised in this recruitment process.
If you’re a colleague on long-term absence (for example, on parental leave) or a temporary worker, please use your personal email address to submit an application.
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