Strategic BuyerNew

CBS Butler; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK seeks a Buyer to manage procurement for engineering services. This role involves sourcing activities, managing supplier relationships, and working collaboratively across teams. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Engineering or Business and excellent negotiation skills. This is a hybrid position with a salary of up to £35 per hour.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering and/or Business School.
• Excellent communication skills at negotiation level.
• Customer focused and solution oriented.
• Autonomous and self-motivating professional.

Responsibilities

• Manage the sourcing activity for Engineering Services.
• Lead procurement activities within the Engineering Services Procurement Sub-Commodity.
• Monitor contracts during innovation and development phases.
• Manage relationships with suppliers to minimize costs and risks.
• Contribute to the Multi-Functional Team during contracting phases.

Skills

Excellent communication skills at negotiation level

Customer focused and solution oriented

Autonomous and self-motivating professional

Degree in Engineering and/or Business School

Education

Degree in Engineering or Business

Job description

Job ref : 1212788_1698742732

Location : Newport

Sector : Job type :

Salary : £30 - £35 per hour

Contact : Irma Devindoryte

Email : Published : about 2 hours ago

Start date : 01 / 12 / 2023

Consultant : Irma Devindoryte 10 month initial contract Hybrid working in South Wales Up to £35 per hour SC Clearance required to commence the contract

The Role

A buyer is required and will be fully integrated in the Procurement organisation. The successful candidate will be responsible for procuring goods and services on behalf of Client procuring services for Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Customer Services, Research & Technology, across all Client's divisions.

The Buyer will lead procurement activities within the Engineering Services Procurement Sub-Commodity in the United Kingdom

Responsibilities

• To Manage the sourcing activity for Engineering Services required by major programmes for Client in the UK
• Management of call for tenders and contractual negotiation to achieve the best purchasing conditions in accordance within Company requirements (Internal - External)
• Monitoring the contract during innovation, development, serial and support phases with suppliers and Company stakeholders to achieve throughout the contract life cycle a complete application of terms and conditions to ensure suppliers deliver the expected performance in all dimensions (Logistics, support, quality, cost.)
• Managing the day to day relationships with suppliers and running projects to optimise customer value, while minimising total cost of ownership & risks
• Being an active part and contributing to the Multi-Functional Team which includes Procurement, Engineering, Programme, Security, Commercial & Contracts, Ethics & Compliance all along the tendering, contracting and contract life cycle phases.

Skills / Experience

• Degree in Engineering and / or Business School
• Excellent communication skills at negotiation level
• Customer focused and solution oriented
• Autonomous and self-motivating professional who likes to work in a dynamic and collaborative team
• Requires awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity