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We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Graduate to join our Procurement team, with roles based nationwide. Whether you are finishing university or looking for the next step in your career, this is a great place to develop your skills, confidence and future career.

Starting Salary: £30,000 per annum (Subject to review) 

Location:  Nationwide (Sheffield, Ireland, Manchester, North Yorkshire, East Midlands, Oxford)

Working hours per week: Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm, 37.5 hours per week.

Start date: April 2026 

Our two-year Graduate Pathway will challenge and inspire you to reach your full potential and build your career, with a guaranteed permanent position to transition into on completion. Throughout the programme, you will receive first-class mentoring and structured learning and development to support your professional and personal growth. We will also contribute towards a relevant professional qualification.

About the team:

Join our supportive and inclusive team within Procurement, where you will work on projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK. 

Amey's Procurement function is responsible for sourcing, purchasing, and managing the suppliers, materials, and services required to deliver infrastructure and public service contracts across the UK. The team works closely with operational, commercial, finance, and project teams to ensure the business achieves value for money while maintaining high standards of quality, safety, sustainability, and compliance. 

What you will do:

Working within Amey's Procurement team, you will help identify material and service framework requirements across all business divisions and individual contracts. Using Amey's procurement process, you will gain experience across work-winning, category management and operational procurement through a structured graduate pathway.

• Apply the Amey Corporate Procurement Process. 

• Work with Amey business divisions/contracts to identify Amey purchasing needs. 

• Evaluate the marketplace and supply base to ensure Amey maximise our purchasing leverage. 

• Ensure suppliers are evaluated to Amey requirements. 

• Prepare detailed bid / tender documents for supply chain to price. 

• Evaluate tenders, pricing submissions and prepare recommendation papers. 

• Work with supply chain and negotiate to obtain most competitive pricing combined with security of supply / service, considering quality, whole life costing and risk profile. 

• Ensure appropriate agreements are in place to enable Amey to transact with suppliers to support our operational contracts. 

• Achieve and report procurement cost savings.  

• Work with Transaction Services Master Data team to ensure robust procurement data in SAP. 

• Support the Business Divisions with sound procurement support. 

• Carry out 360-degree supplier reviews.  

What you will bring:

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, keen to learn and ready to develop their career within a supportive and collaborative team. 

• Minimum 2:2 degree in supply chain management, procurement or a related discipline.

• Membership of, or progress towards, corporate membership of CIPS.

• Full UK driving licence.

Why join Amey?

At Amey, we work on long-term stable contracts so you can plan a long-term career with us. We have been awarded Platinum status by Investors in People which underscores our commitment to supporting our people across every part of our organisation, enabling them to shine. Whether you are starting your career, returning to the workplace or can bring your professional expertise and skills, there is a place for you here.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you.

Application Guidance and Diversity & Inclusion

At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine.