Graduate Programme – Purchasing Supplier Management Graduate
Location: Stanlow Manufacturing Complex, Ellesmere Port
Employment Type: Site Based | Full Time Role 5 days per week Monday-Friday
Start Date: October Year Fixed Term)
* Competitive salary starting at £30,000 per annum
* 10% salary uplift following a successful annual performance review, each year while on the graduate program
* 10% Company Contribution Pension
* 25 days of holiday, increasing with service
* Private Medical Insurance
* Additional Flex Benefits, including Holiday Purchase
* Access to the Employee Assistance Programme with exclusive discounts
* Free secure on-site car parking
About the Company
Do you want to work for the company that's playing a leading role in delivering the North West's low carbon future? EET Fuels (Trading name of Essar Oil (UK) Limited) produces over 16% of the UK's road transport fuels, provides key feedstocks to Britain's petrochemical industry and is investing in developing low carbon fuels.
We are a major supplier in the North West and beyond with customers including most of the major retail brands operated by international oil companies and supermarkets, Manchester Airport, leading commercial airlines and the region's trains and buses.
And we're central to the innovative HyNet project which is redefining energy to achieve our regional low carbon ambitions and national policy targets.
We employ over 800 expert and engaged colleagues, who are at the heart of everything we do. The company has an embedded safety culture, technically challenging work across all the different parts of the business and some of the best training available in the energy industry.
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About the Role
Start your procurement career by supporting strategic sourcing and supplier improvement projects. As a Graduate Procurement Analyst, you'll help optimise supplier relationships, improve procurement processes, and deliver value for the business.
Your Day-to-Day Will Include:
* Supporting supplier evaluations and tendering processes.
* Analysing procurement spend and identifying savings opportunities.
* Working on initiatives to improve sustainability and ethical sourcing.
* Assisting contract management and stakeholder communications.
About You
* Our ideal candidate will be a graduate in Business, Supply Chain or a related subject with at least a 2:1 Grading.
* Analytical thinker with great attention to detail.
* Interest in negotiation, supplier management, or sustainable procurement.
* Strong Excel skills; experience with procurement software a bonus.
Why join us?
This is more than a graduate role it's a launchpad for a career in Purchasing and Supplier Management. You'll be supported by experienced professionals, real business exposure, professional development and study support for CIPS qualifications.
Application Deadline: Thursday 15th January 2026. Please note, the application deadline is subject to change and may close earlier depending on application volumes.
Please note, we work with a carefully selected set of recruitment agencies, and we are not looking to add to the current preferred suppliers list. We are unable to accept representations from agencies that are not on that preferred supplier list.