Senior Buyer

NG Bailey; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and services company in the UK is seeking a Senior Buyer to join their Procurement Team in Glasgow. The role involves managing procurement activities, supplier performance, and developing strategies to ensure cost-effective project delivery. Ideal candidates will have MEP/Engineering experience and a proactive approach to procurement.

Benefits

Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)

Pension with up to 8% employer contribution

Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days

Private Medical Insurance

Free 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Flexible benefits including Dental Insurance and Gym Memberships

Qualifications

• Experience in MEP/Engineering and project delivery.
• Ability to manage supplier performance and procurement strategies.
• Hands-on and strategic approach to procurement.

Responsibilities

• Lead procurement activities across a portfolio of projects.
• Manage supplier performance reviews and improvement plans.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies to reduce costs.

Skills

Procurement expertise

Supplier management

Supply chain management

MEP/Engineering experience

Job description

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Glasgow (Bellshill): hybrid - will also consider Leeds/NE

Permanent

Summary

This role sits within the wider Procurement Team and will lead and manage procurement activities across a portfolio of projects with contract oversight and supplier management responsibility. The role will provide procurement expertise, knowledge and supply chain management skills to develop and implement appropriate project procurement strategies that will deliver contract the lowest overall cost.

Ideally this role would be based from our offices near Glasgow, however we are also open to considering candidates from Leeds or the NE.

Some of the key deliverables in this role will include:

• Support the local leadership team in the development and profile of the procurement team, ensuring collaborative/supportive working techniques are deployed with project and work winning teams.
• Lead supplier performance reviews, engaging project teams accordingly and ensuring feedback is provided and improvement plans are implemented where required.
• Support work winning teams with up-to-date procurement data, expertise and advice.
• Support project delivery teams in pre-commencement periods through the publication of known/national SLAs and the development of project specific, value adding SLAs with key suppliers.
• Lead all project procurement activities.
• Lead regular project procurement review meetings with project team.
• Have a hands-on approach, operating as the procurement lead on projects. Ensure an effective procurement strategy is produced and adhered to on every tender and project.
• Working with the project teams, establish and own project procurement targets.
• Maintain savings trackers, providing information to senior business unit leaders and Supply Chain Leader.
• Produce monthly reports/data for feeding into procurement and contract dashboards. Attend monthly contract review meetings where required to support project teams with procurement status.
• Attend and contribute to post contract reviews with project teams to ensure that supply chain and procurement performance is properly reviewed and that lessons learned are captured.

What We’re Looking For

Someone with MEP/Engineering experience and can get up and running relatively quickly within a busy team with a strong pipeline of work.

This role will be both hands-on and strategic, so we need someone happy to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in but also able to take a step back to understand where the detail fits into the big picture of Procurement.

Experience of working on projects as well as the Central Functions is essential as project delivery is key as well as setting up central supplier agreements.

We're always evolving our benefits to ensure we're attracting and retaining great people. Some of what you can expect includes:

• Salary sacrifice car scheme (Hybrid/Electric Vehicle)
• Pension with a leading provider and up to 8% employer contribution
• Personal Wellbeing and Volunteer Days
• Private Medical Insurance
• Free 24/7 365 Employee Assistance Program to support mental health and well-being (including counselling sessions and legal advice)
• Flexible benefits to suit from Dental Insurance, Gym Memberships, Give As You Earn, Travel Insurance, Tax Free Bikes.

Next Steps

As a business, we’re on a journey to build on our culture where everyone is included, treated fairly and with respect. This starts with recruitment and how we bring people into the organisation.

We’ll do our best to outline the recruitment process to you ahead of time with plenty of notice. If you require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, please let us know and we will work with you to ensure your needs are met.

About Us:

We are one of the leading independent engineering and services businesses in the UK. Founded in 1921, with a turnover of £500m and 3000 employees, we are proud of our history of developing great people through our investment in training.

Working across a variety of sectors within the building and infrastructure industry, our innovative, responsible and forward-thinking approach allows us to work on fantastic ground-breaking projects, providing solutions using the latest tools and technologies.

Progression is something we value, and we will make sure that when you join us you have a clearly defined development path, supported by regular reviews, training and ongoing support to enable you to be the best you can be.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Purchasing and Supply Chain

• Industries

  Construction and Engineering Services

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