Career Opportunities: Strategic Buyer (1019)

We’re looking for a Strategic Buyer to join our Group Procurement team from one of our UK offices.

Are you an experienced, strategic procurement professional ready to make an impact in forward-thinking Procurement team?  Do you have a proven track record of negotiating optimal contract terms, building strong supplier relationships, driving cost-saving initiatives and unlocking untapped opportunities? If so, we would like to hear from you.

As a Strategic Buyer at Bauer Media, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping our sourcing and procurement strategy. You will work closely with suppliers, internal teams, and senior management to ensure we’re securing the best products and services at the most competitive prices while meeting business objectives.

Our Team

We are a multinational procurement team, currently consisting of 27 colleagues, based mainly in Germany, the UK and Poland, with further colleagues still being added in 2024. Being responsible for streamlining and optimizing the procurement processes with all areas of Bauer Media Group, while at the same time generating savings across all categories.

This is a hybrid position where you will work from home and one of our UK offices.

What you’ll be doing

• Delivery of professional and expert service delivery.
• Lead negotiations for mid to high value contracts.
• Ensure Supplier diversity incl. new supplier onboarding.
• Develop and implement efficient processes, procurement tools and strategies.
• Facilitate RFP, RFI and RFQ processes.
• Conduct market research to identify potential suppliers.
• Monitor supplier performance, manage relationships and implement strategies to enhance vendor partnerships.
• Use procurement analytics to forecast, identify risks and drive mitigation strategies and / or levers for procurement.
• Assist implementing Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance criteria.

What you’ll bring:

• Proven track record in purchasing or procurement
• Media industry expertise or specific commodity focus advantageous
• Contract negotiation and Supplier / commodity Management
• Proficient in Excel, Power BI, PowerPoint and ERP / SAP4Hana

Sounds incredible right? - if you have the desired skills and experience to work for an incredible team, then we would love to hear from you!

Package Description

Rewards packages at Bauer Media offer a range of salary sacrifice Benefits, such as our pension scheme and flexible holidays, as well as exclusive Perks like great deals and discounts for everyday life.

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + 2 volunteer days 
• Internal Bauer Academy – Wide range of learning opportunities to support with your Career Development 
• Opportunity to buy additional holiday
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay 
• Company pension 
• Cycle to work scheme, tech loan scheme and groups discounts for healthcare insurance
• Discounted subscriptions on Bauer publications (50%)
• Thrive initiatives – Wellbeing at Bauer
• Opportunities to contribute to our Belonging@Bauer and Sustainability initiatives  
• Discounted high street vouchers

About Bauer Media Group

Bauer Media UK is part of the wider Bauer Media Group and is the No.1 UK Publisher and the No.1 Digital Commercial Audio broadcaster. We reach 25 million consumers across our Radio and Publishing brands such as Greatest Hits, KISS, Grazia, Today's Golfer, Absolute, TV Choice, Scala, Country Walking, Hits Radio, CAR, Magic, MCN, Jazz FM, Puzzles and many more! 

Bauer Media Group has remained one of the world’s most successful media companies for nearly 150 years through our commitment to continuous innovation and consumer obsession. Founded in Hamburg in 1875 and now in our fifth generation of family ownership, our multi-national company operates in 13 countries across Europe, reaching 200 million consumers.

Belonging at Bauer Mission statement

People are at the heart of everything we do. Inclusivity is part of who we are. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, and encourage authenticity, knowing that our differences are celebrated.

What we will offer you

Quite simply, our promise to you is that Bauer Media is a great place to do great work with great people. Our people take an enormous amount of pride in the brands they support. They like their team members, and they feel supported by their managers. We all take collective responsibility for our culture, because we know it has a ripple effect out across our brands. That’s why our culture of inclusion at work, Belonging at Bauer, is at the heart of everything we do. Belonging at Bauer is about our dual goals of being as representative as we can of the audiences we serve, and about creating a working environment where all our people feel able to bring their whole selves to work every day. It’s part of everything we do, and everyone who works here is responsible. If you join us, you’ll be an important part of this as well.

Our mental health at work

We’re proud to be the driving force behind the “Where’s your head at?” campaign, which is working to put Mental Health First Aiders on an equal footing with traditional workplace First Aiders. This is a priority for all of us that work at Bauer and we now have fully trained Mental Health First Aiders supporting and working across all of our UK locations.

Learning and Development

As the only Media company to be in the top 100 apprenticeship employers, we are striving to always be a great place to do great work for all, Bauer is committed to offering learning and development initiatives through its Bauer Academy tailored to its people, empowering teams and individuals to grow and progress in their careers.

Please Note: We are actively seeking this position. You should hear from us within 48 hours of the expiry date. Please note on some occasions the role may be closed before date shown or need to be extended.

Bauer Core Values

Passion

We LOVE what we do – it inspires, unifies and challenges us. Our passion is contagious – both loud and quiet, making the impossible possible.

Excellence

Our desire for excellence fuels our ambition for personal and business growth.

Trust

We value honesty and integrity. Trust is our foundation, empowering our people to live up to their full potential.

Entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship is our pursuit of opportunity – we are agile, focused and resourceful

If you have any feedback regarding our UK recruitment process please email careershub@bauermedia.co.uk we would love to hear from you.