Junior Procurement Buyer

Quilter

8d

About The Position

We are strengthening our buying and supplier management capability and are looking for an early‑career professional to support end‑to‑end sourcing activity across a variety of categories. In this role, you will help deliver compliant, value‑for‑money outcomes while contributing to a positive stakeholder experience. You will gain hands‑on learning through structured mentoring, guided practice, and access to formal development opportunities—including support toward CIPS qualifications where appropriate.

Requirements

• Foundational procurement/commercial experience gained through purchasing admin, category support, supplier management, finance/AP, supply chain, commercial contracts, internship, or placement.
• Working knowledge of the buying lifecycle, from need definition to sourcing, contracting, PO management, and supplier performance.
• Strong numeracy and basic Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP) to analyse spend and present insights clearly.
• Organised and detail‑focused, maintaining accurate trackers, clean records, and meeting deadlines.
• Effective communicator with the ability to build rapport, ask good questions, and work constructively with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Good judgement and integrity, knowing when to escalate and following governance and confidentiality requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with e‑sourcing or P2P tools (e.g., Coupa, SAP Ariba, Workday, Jaggaer).
• Exposure to regulated or financial‑services environments, third‑party risk or operational resilience.
• Working toward or motivated to begin CIPS Level 3–4 (supported subject to policy)

Responsibilities

• Deliver light‑touch sourcing activity, including competitive quotes and proposal evaluations, supporting negotiations to achieve value, quality, and risk control.
• Support supplier due diligence (financial, information security, ESG) and ensure accurate onboarding in core systems.
• Manage purchase‑to‑pay tasks such as raising/receipting POs, maintaining catalogues, and promoting compliance with preferred suppliers and contracts.
• Maintain accurate spend and contract data; create simple dashboards and highlight saving or leakage opportunities.
• Draft and maintain standard procurement documents (NDAs, SoWs, change notes) and track key obligations and milestones.
• Act as a first point of contact for routine procurement queries, escalating appropriately and helping colleagues follow the correct buying process.
• Adhere to Procurement policy, governance, and audit requirements to support safe, fair, and compliant purchasing.
• Contribute to process and template improvements that simplify and enhance the buying experience.

Benefits

• Holiday: 182 hours (26 days)
• Quilter Incentive Scheme: All employees are eligible to participate in incentive scheme, to incentivise business performance and their contribution.
• Pension Scheme: A non-contributory company pension scheme that can be boosted through personal contributions.
• Private Medical Insurance: Single cover as standard with options to increase cover to include your partner or children.
• Life Assurance: 4x your salary.
• Income Protection: 75% of salary, less state benefits, payable after 26 weeks of absence.
• Healthcare Cash Plan: Jersey employees only
• In addition to our core benefits, we offer a range of flexible benefits to UK employees that you can choose from and pay for conveniently via a salary deduction.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees