Operational Procurement Buyer - Home Based

We have an exciting opportunity to join us here at Covéa Insurance as an Operational Procurement Buyer , within our Procurement Team!

At Covéa Insurance , we’re all about protecting what matters most - whether it’s your home, your car, or your business. With our award-winning customer service and a wide range of insurance products, we’re here to make a real difference.

The Operational Procurement Buyer keeps Covéa moving - driving fast, compliant, and cost‑effective purchasing across operations, IT, and corporate services. You’ll manage requisitions, renewals, and sourcing with precision while keeping suppliers on track and risks tightly controlled.

Perfect for a proactive, detail‑driven procurement professional who thrives on pace, solves problems quickly, and delivers real value.

This role can be fully remote, giving you the flexibility to work from the comfort of your home. Prefer the buzz of the office? You're welcome to come work in our Halifax office whenever you like!

Ready to learn, grow, and make a difference? We’d love to have you on board!

What does a day-to-day look like?

• Process requisitions through to PO, ensuring accurate supplier selection, coding, and policy compliance.
• Manage PO changes, renewals, approvals, and invoice queries, whilst maintaining accurate procurement and supplier data in D365.
• Drive use of preferred suppliers and approved spend channels - manage contract renewals, validate requirements and pricing, and negotiate straightforward agreements.
• Support Category Managers with supplier performance, issue escalation, research, pricing analysis, and due‑diligence activity.
• Run low‑ to medium‑complexity RFQs/RFPs and support more complex sourcing with market insight and commercial analysis.
• Conduct commercial and supply‑chain risk assessments, coordinate due‑diligence checks, and ensure audit‑ready compliance with internal controls and regulatory standards.
• Act as the first point of contact for procurement queries, building strong stakeholder relationships and guiding teams on processes and timelines.
• Proactively identify upcoming renewals and emerging procurement needs.
• Contribute to continuous improvement by refining processes, workflows, and templates, and spotting opportunities to boost efficiency, compliance, and stakeholder experience.

What will help you stand out?

• Experience in Buying, Operational Procurement, or Supply Chain roles, ideally within a regulated or financial services environment.
• Strong understanding & knowledge of Procurement and contract management principles.
• Confident user of procurement or ERP systems such as Microsoft D365.
• Highly organised with ability to to prioritise effectively, manage a varied workload, and work to tight deadlines.
• Strong negotiation skills for low‑complexity purchases and renewals.

• Experience supporting category managers with commercial and sourcing activity.
• Understanding of procurement compliance frameworks (e.g. due diligence, financial thresholds, audit requirements).

• Strong communication and relationship‑building skills - comfortable challenging the status quo to make operational improvements, driven by a customer-service driven mindset.
• Analytical thinker with good commercial judgment and proactive problem-solving approach.
• High levels of attention to detail, integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality.
• Ideally obtained or working towards CIPS Level 3–4.

What’s in it for me?

• Flexible working – 36.25 hours a week with flexitime & hybrid options Annual pay review – Plus performance bonuses (up to 30% depending on level)
• Generous holidays – 25–27 days + bank holidays, with buy/sell options
• Pension perks – 7.5% employer contribution, rising to 9% with your input
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