Senior Buyer

Senior Buyer

Our client is one of the largest Mechanical and Electrical contracting businesses in the UK who are now looking for a Senior Buyer to join their team.

Based from any UK location, this will be an ongoing contract until March 2025.

Job Role

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Senior Buyer is primarily responsible for supporting regional purchasing activities including local bid support. The role is further responsible for encouraging good practice behaviour in line with company policies and procedures and is seen as the 'go-to' person for advice, support and engagement for all purchasing and supply chain needs within the allocated region.

Key responsibilities include:

1. Supporting line management, function and business in providing excellent service to internal and external stakeholders within the allocated region.
2. Working closely with operations teams to understand weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual bid, purchase, procurement and supplier requirements, including key milestones and demands.
3. Using this information to develop and deliver a regional purchasing workbook containing business agreed key performance indicators.
4. Managing contractual risk.
5. Ensuring local supply chain solutions are robust and fit for purpose.
6. Supporting the delivery of category management and business-wide sourcing activities where required.
7. Inputting into business issue resolution activities as required.
8. Ensuring all activities are compliant with company policies and procedures.

Experience Needed

To be considered for this role, you should have:

1. Experience as a Buyer in Procurement in a similar industry.
2. A solid understanding of the financial aspects and implications of operational requirements and procurement activities.
3. Awareness of the commercial impact of decisions and their implications on the procurement process.
4. A reasonable understanding, knowledge and experience of the processes relating to procurement strategy.
5. Experience of supplier development techniques and managing the development of supplier relationships.
6. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to juggle rapidly changing priorities whilst meeting deadlines.
7. The ability to gain commitment and buy-in from a range of internal and external stakeholders.

Excellent opportunity to join a company that is delivering advanced electrical and mechanical engineering projects. You will be shaping the future of energy solutions and be part of a dynamic organisation that thrives on innovation and success.

Please send your CV.

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