Evri Group Recruitment Team
Senior Buyer
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Evri Group
Evri Group is the UK’s premier parcel delivery business, uniting four distinct brands—Evri, Evri Premium, a network of DHL, UK Mail and Irish e-commerce specialist Coll-8—to deliver more than 1 billion parcels and letters annually across the UK and to over 200 global destinations. With 12,000 colleagues, 30,000 couriers and drivers, 8,000 vehicles, and a nationwide network of hubs, depots and fulfilment centres, we combine over 50 years of expertise with the scale and flexibility to support everyone from casual senders to SMEs and major retailers. Driven by our friendly, ambitious and diverse people, we are passionate about delivering exceptional service and offer exciting opportunities across the Evri Group.
Senior Buyer – IT
We are looking for a Senior Buyer – IT to join our Procurement team and play a key role in delivering value. This is a fast-paced, high-impact role where you will work closely with senior IT stakeholders, lead sourcing initiatives, and drive cost efficiencies while supporting innovation across areas like AI, automation and digital transformation.
What You will Do
- Lead sourcing and procurement activity across key IT categories (e.g. software, cloud, infrastructure, workplace tech)
- Deliver cost savings, cash flow improvements and value through strategic sourcing and supplier negotiations
- Build and run RFP processes, including advanced commercial and financial analysis
- Develop category knowledge and contribute to sourcing strategies that improve total cost of ownership
- Manage supplier relationships and performance, acting as a key escalation point for the business
- Negotiate contracts and commercial terms with suppliers, supported by procurement leadership where needed
- Partner with senior IT stakeholders, including Head of and C-suite level, to influence decision making
- Manage end-to-end procurement projects, ensuring delivery against timelines and objectives
- Support continuous improvement across procurement processes and ways of working
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What We are Looking For
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience in procurement, buying or a commercial role
- Exposure to IT procurement or strong interest in developing in this space (cloud, software, infrastructure etc.) is desirable
- Strong commercial and financial awareness (including OPEX vs CAPEX understanding)
- Advanced Excel skills (e.g. pivots, modelling, “what if” analysis)
- Experience running or supporting RFP processes and bid analysis
- Confident negotiator with strong contract awareness
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Self-starter who can manage their own workload in a fast-changing environment
- Full UK driving licence and flexibility to travel when required
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What We Can Offer You
- Hybrid working with a base in Morley
- Exposure to large-scale, innovative IT projects
- A collaborative procurement team with varied backgrounds and expertise
- Opportunities for development into Category Manager and beyond
- Flexible working culture with autonomy and no micromanagement
- Inclusive benefits and wellbeing support
Evri Group for everyone
We’re committed to building a truly inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone can bring – and be – their whole authentic selves.
We’re also on a mission to be the UK’s most accessible delivery business. We’ve partnered with Scope, the leading disability equality charity, to improve deliveries for millions of customers and give extra support to our colleagues and couriers who need it.
Collaboration is key because we work better together. Bring passion, ambition and an open mind, and in return we’ll give you respect, flexibility and a place where you can thrive.
At Evri Group, everyone is welcome.
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