Junior Buyer | Up to £35,000
Farnborough
Hybrid
Are you a commercially minded professional with a background in sales, account management, or customer-facing roles who’s looking to move into procurement? This is an opportunity to pivot your negotiation, relationship-building, and pricing skills into a Junior Buyer role within a fast-growing, sustainability-driven solar EPC business. Working closely with the Head of UK Procurement, you’ll play a key role in supplier engagement, cost control, and supporting project delivery across major UK solar projects.
Your Role
* Source and evaluate suppliers for materials, components, services, and site consumables.
* Request and compare quotations to support negotiation and purchasing decisions.
* Raise purchase orders with accurate pricing, terms, and specifications.
* Monitor order status and delivery schedules, following up to avoid site delays.
* Maintain up-to-date procurement data and reporting in AP+, eGecko, and PowerBI.
* Support commercial and project teams with material forecasting.
* Help resolve delivery issues, quality concerns, and invoice discrepancies.
* Keep supplier records and compliance documentation current.
* Assist the Head of Procurement and Finance Director with pricing standardisation and cost-saving initiatives.
* Ensure all procurement activities meet company processes and sustainability requirements.
About You
You come from a sales or commercial background and enjoy negotiating, managing relationships, and working with numbers. You’re detail-focused, proactive, and ready to build a career in procurement.