Procurement Specialist – Contracts & Services

INEOS; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

34 days holiday (salary sacrifice)

Benefits Platform – discounts on high‑

Employee Referral Bonus

Scottish Widows Pension

On-site Gym

Employee Assistance Programme

Enhanced Maternity Leave

Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work

Career development

Job summary

INEOS in Grangemouth is seeking a Procurement Specialist to manage contracts and services, ensuring security of supply for maintenance programmes and capex projects. The role focuses on delivering best-value procurement through stakeholder collaboration and rigorous supplier negotiations.

You will drive cost-aware decision making, oversee cost submissions, and engage with engineers, planners and project teams to optimise procurement outcomes within a large manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Established procurement/commercial/contractual experience in a large, complex manufacturing environment.
• Experience in at least 2 of the listed commodities: Mechanical services, Scaffolding/Insulation/Painting, Industrial cleaning, Electrical & Instrumentation, Engineering services, Tankage and Construction.
• Strong negotiation skills with understanding of cost drivers to demonstrate transparency and value.
• Ability to communicate effectively with engineers, planners, project managers and suppliers.
• Proficient in MS Office tools including Excel and Word.

Responsibilities

• Develop procurement strategies by engaging stakeholders and awarding engineering services contracts to maximise best value for the business.
• Ensure security of supply for services meets technical specs, safety standards and schedule requirements.
• Lead negotiations with suppliers to secure best commercial terms.
• Review cost submissions and challenge them to ensure final accounts reflect contract intent; negotiate claims where needed.
• Identify new suppliers offering commercial or technical advantages to INEOS O&P UK.

Skills

Procurement experience

Contracting & negotiations

Cost drivers understanding

MS Office

Stakeholder engagement

Education

MCIPS qualification or studying towards

Commercial degree

QS qualification

Job description

Title: Procurement Specialist – Contracts & Services

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location: Grangemouth HQ

Salary: Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience

Contract type: Permanent

About Us

A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.

Grangemouth remains one of INEOS’ key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants – offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.

We believe in offering our employees true autonomy and empowerment with a working environment that creates the opportunities for all of us to achieve our potential and to have a fulfilling professional career. We’re looking for committed and talented people to join our teams, to realise our ambitions and shape the future.

About Our Opportunity

We require a Procurement Specialist to join our team and play a key role in the delivery and support of the growth in our business. The key requirement of this role is to ensure that the O&P UK Projects and the Assets always have security of contracted services to support the ongoing Maintenance Programme, TAR programme & the site Capex demand.

Key Accountabilities

• Developing procurement strategies through engaging relevant stakeholders and award of engineering services contracts to support the INEOS business that will achieve best value for the business, including partnering with global INEOS Procurement to maximise group leverage possibilities;
• Ensuring that security of supply for services is maintained safely, to the correct technical specification and on schedule to meet operational requirements; and providing expert advice on procurement related risks, including in depth market knowledge both commercial and technical, to all INEOS procurement customers;
• Leading negotiations with suppliers to secure best commercial terms based on agreed specifications and demand to ensure best value for money;
• Ability to review / assist detailed cost submissions and challenge cost submissions to ensure final account valuations match the contract intent, when required; whilst negotiating claims and application of liabilities in the event of dispute relating to service provision;
• Identifying and recommending new suppliers to the businesses where they can demonstrate they offer a commercial and/or technical advantage to INEOS O&P UK.

About You

Required

• Have established procurement / commercial / contractual experience in a large complex manufacturing environment across a suite of business-critical services.
• Have experience in at least 2 of the following commodities: Mechanical services, Scaffolding Insulation Painting services, Industrial Cleaning services, Electrical & Instrumentation services, Engineering services, Tankage work and Construction services.
• Have established negotiation skills and techniques with a good understanding of cost drivers on contracts to demonstrate transparency and overall value.
• Have a good commercial understanding of external markets and cost drivers that may impact site services with ability to establish and promote approach to market strategies to mitigate unnecessary cost within the supply chain.
• Be a self-starter and comfortable with communications between engineers, planners, project managers, procurement specialists and suppliers.
• Have a good working knowledge and skills of MS Office tools including Excel, Word etc.

Desired

• MCIPS qualified or studying towards / equivalent chartered membership.
• Commercial degree.
• QS qualified.

What We Offer

• 34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
• Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores etc., Discounted Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance etc.
• Employee Referral Bonus Opportunity
• Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
• Free On-site Gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity Leave
• Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing Career Development

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages.