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Octopus Energy
Senior Buyer
8 months ago
About the Job
What you'll do
- Supply Chain Development: Support the portfolio lead on commercial, procurement, and broader supply chain development across our low carbon tech product lines.
- Sourcing Activities: Lead tactical sourcing activities and support efforts on high value, complex sourcing through to completion.
- Cross-Functional Engagement: Collaborate with other teams to understand their challenges and identify opportunities for using data solutions to improve efficiency and/or drive informed decision making.
- Data Analysis: Conduct data analysis to support procurement decisions, identify trends, and suggest improvements on efficiency or total cost of ownership.
- Organisational Support: Provide organisational support to ensure smooth operations of supply chain activities, including performance reporting, scheduling and communication with stakeholders.
What you'll need
- Commercial Experience: Previous experience in a supporting role within commercial, procurement or supply chain, ideally in the low carbon technology space
- Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail with the ability to assist in managing multiple tasks and projects
- Proactive Mindset: A proactive approach to work, with the ability to anticipate needs and provide solutions
- Strong Communication Skills: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external suppliers
- Analytical Skills: Knowledge of Excel (required), Knowledge of Tableau (desirable) and the ability to conduct thorough analysis of data to support decision-making.
- Organisational Skills: Exceptional organisational skills to manage priorities
- Flexibility and Adaptability: Comfortable working in a fast-paced, start-up culture and adaptable to changing environments
About the Company

Octopus Energy
Welcome to the future of energy
We’re a leading energy technology company providing a better experience for our customers through transparency, automation and simplicity. Better for the planet, through real long-term investment in renewable generation and a low CO2 future. We make energy green and flexible for consumers, with fair and transparent pricing. Through our home developed platform, cloud-based billing, and sophisticated use of data science, modelling and AI, we’re redefining what is possible in energy.
Formerly operating as Evolve Energy, our efforts have not gone unnoticed and we are extremely pleased to announce that we now have the full support and backing of Octopus Energy, an award-winning UK energy supplier who share our passion and values.
We recently secured over £500 million of investment from Origin, Australia's largest Energy Company and Tokyo Gas, to help us continue on our mission.
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