Would you like to kick start your career in a supportive, collaborative and innovative company?
Do you enjoy working as part of an enthusiastic, passionate, and collaborative team?
Join our Procurement Team
You will be joining Softcat's Internal Procurement team, based at our Marlow Head Office. The team supports the business by sourcing goods and services across a wide range of internal spend areas, ensuring best value, strong governance, and effective supplier performance, while helping reduce commercial and contractual risk.
Internal Procurement is a growing function, focused on improving control, visibility and value across internal spend, while working collaboratively with stakeholders across the organisation.
Success. The Softcat Way.
Softcat is one of the UK's leading IT infrastructure providers and a FTSE 250 listed company. We're passionate about outstanding employee satisfaction and delivering strong commercial outcomes for the business.
Your Role
The Internal Procurement Buyer is responsible for sourcing goods and services in line with business requirements, ensuring best value for money, policy compliance, and strong supplier performance. The role works closely with internal stakeholders to support day‑to‑day operational needs while adhering to procurement policies and commercial governance. This is a hands‑on buying role, focused on day‑to‑day purchasing activity, supplier engagement, and the continuous improvement of procurement processes.
Key Responsibilities
* Manage RFQs/RFPs, support supplier selection, negotiations and contract renewals
* Partner with internal teams to understand requirements and provide procurement guidance
* Act as first point of contact for procurement‑related queries and supplier engagement
* Ensure procurement activity complies with policies, controls and governance requirements
* Support contract management, risk identification and audit‑ready documentation
* Identify cost savings, efficiency improvements and support procurement initiatives
* Contribute to reporting on spend, savings and supplier performance data
Desired Qualities
* Experience in an internal procurement or buying role
* Confident negotiator across cost, pricing, contractual terms and commercial risk
* Strong commercial awareness with the ability to compare and evaluate supplier proposals
* Confident stakeholder engagement and communication skills
* Good working knowledge of procurement processes and purchase‑to‑pay systems
* High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
* Comfortable working with data, presenting data, spreadsheets and basic reporting
We also acknowledge that the confidence gap and imposter syndrome are a real thing and can get in the way of us meeting fantastic talent, so please don't hesitate to apply – we would love to hear from you!
Work in a way that works for you
We recognise that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
* Hybrid working – 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home
* Working flexible hours – flexing the times you start and finish during the day
* Flexibility around school pick up and drop offs
Working with us
Wherever you work, we want you to experience the freedom and autonomy to realise your potential. You will feel supported by a team that celebrates individuality, encourages different perspectives, and embraces every background.
Disability and Inclusion
If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we can provide support or adjustments that you may need throughout our recruitment process or any mitigating circumstance you wish for us to consider. Any information you share on your application will be treated in confidence. You can find out more about life at Softcat and our commitments to diversity and inclusion at jobs.softcat.com/jobs/our-culture/
Benefits
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package and will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefits include:
* Pension
* Share incentive plan
* Life Assurance
* Holiday
* Trips
* Vouchers
* Partner/family Benefits
* Maternity, Paternity and Adoption support
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