Engineering Procurement Specialist for Projects

Confidential; Bridgwater; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 36.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health cash plan

8% employer pension contribution

Company bonus arrangements

25 days annual leave + holidays

Descripción de la vacante

Astute's client is seeking a Procurement Coordinator to join their Bridgwater-based team on a permanent basis. The role is hands-on, supporting project delivery by sourcing goods, obtaining quotations, raising orders, and managing supplier relationships in a busy engineering environment.

You will review BOMs, identify suppliers, compare quotations, and expedite orders to keep materials available. There is potential to grow into broader procurement and supply chain responsibilities as the

Formación

• Procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience.
• Organised, commercially aware in a busy engineering environment.
• Willing to develop into broader procurement responsibilities as the business grows.

Responsabilidades

• Review project bills of materials and purchasing requirements with project and engineering teams, ensuring quantities, specifications and required dates are understood.
• Identify suitable suppliers and obtain quotations in line with company procedures.
• Compare quotations based on price, lead time, quality, technical requirements and risk, highlighting any significant differences or uncertainties.
• Prepare, raise and administer purchase orders through the appropriate approval process, ensuring all supporting information is complete.
• Maintain accurate procurement records covering quotations, orders, acknowledgements and expected delivery dates.
• Expedite suppliers for order acknowledgements, delivery commitments and progress, identifying late deliveries and potential shortages at an early stage.
• Work with suppliers and the production team to resolve supplier-related issues, including non-conformances, replacement requirements and corrective actions.
• Support supplier approval, assessment and ongoing performance reviews, ensuring supplier records and documentation remain up to date.
• Provide project teams with clear information on purchasing status, material costs, lead times, order progress and delivery risks.
• Highlight where forecast material costs could exceed available project budgets and ensure potential issues are escalated before orders are released.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing value, supplier performance, lead times and procurement controls through supplier agreements, consolidation and standardisation.
• Work in accordance with company procedures and ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 requirements.

Descripción del empleo

Astute's client is seeking a Procurement Coordinator to join their Bridgwater-based team on a permanent basis. The role is hands-on, supporting project delivery by sourcing goods, obtaining quotations, raising orders, and managing supplier relationships in a busy engineering environment.

You will review BOMs, identify suppliers, compare quotations, and expedite orders to keep materials available. There is potential to grow into broader procurement and supply chain responsibilities as the