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Posting Start Date: 2 Apr 2026

Location: Hook, Hampshire, GB, RG27 9UY

Company: Serco Plc

Buyer  

Location:  Flexible – Hook, Solihull or London 

Salary - £35,000 - £40,000 PA
  

Join Serco’s Procurement team and help drive smarter sourcing 

At Serco, we deliver essential services that make a difference to people’s lives. We’re looking for a Buyer to join our Procurement team, supporting Engineering and Fleet categories, where you’ll play a key role in delivering value, managing suppliers, and supporting strategic sourcing activity. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with early procurement experience who is looking to develop their career within a large, global organisation. 

  

What you’ll be doing 

As a Buyer, you’ll provide procurement and sourcing expertise, supporting both tactical and strategic projects. You will: 

  • Deliver end-to-end tactical procurement projects (typically under £250k)  

  • Support Category Managers on larger, complex sourcing activities  

  • Work closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and develop sourcing strategies  

  • Run RFx processes including documentation, evaluation, and supplier engagement  

  • Conduct market analysis and identify new supplier opportunities  

  • Support contract negotiation and drafting, using standard templates and legal guidance  

  • Ensure compliance with preferred suppliers and procurement governance  

  • Manage supplier relationships to drive performance, value, and risk mitigation  

  • Track and report savings in line with procurement methodologies  

  • Maintain accurate procurement data and pipeline reporting  

  

What you’ll need to succeed 

We’re looking for someone proactive, organised, and eager to grow within procurement: 

  • Experience in a procurement, sourcing, or buying role (2+ years)  

  • Degree-qualified (or equivalent) or working towards CIPS  

  • Understanding of sourcing processes and contract lifecycle management  

  • Experience using eSourcing tools (desirable)  

  • Knowledge of contract drafting and basic understanding of contract law (desirable)  

  • Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills  

  • Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities  

  • Confident using Microsoft Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)  

  

Why Serco? 

  • Opportunity to develop your career in a global procurement function  

  • Exposure to complex, high-value sourcing projects  

  • Support towards CIPS qualification and professional development  

  • Flexible working and a collaborative, supportive team environment  

 

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Annual leave purchase scheme

• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

• Free onsite parking

• Serco discounts which include cinema, merlin entertainment and online shopping discounts, and discounts on mobile phone plans and leisure centre memberships.

• A range of benefits to support the health and wellbeing of you and your family such as Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs and more.

• A wealth of career development training to suit your future aspirations. These range from role specific training, leadership coaching, formal study and much more to support you to build your career with Serco.

• A safe and supportive culture.

• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion

 

Ready to apply? 

If you’re looking to take the next step in your procurement career and want to be part of a team that delivers real impact, we’d love to hear from you. 

 

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.


By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 


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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.