Strategic Procurement Buyer for Clean-Tech Manufacturing

myenergi; Grimsby; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free EV charging

Medical Insurance

Cycle to Work

25 Days Holiday

Mental Health Support

Job summary

The Buyer at myenergi is a key member of the Procurement team, responsible for ensuring uninterrupted material supply across internal manufacturing and external manufacturing partners. The role requires an organised, proactive professional who can independently manage a demanding purchasing portfolio and drive material availability to meet business requirements.

Working closely with Production Planning, Logistics and Finance, you will prioritise, communicate confidently with suppliers, and

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities simultaneously.
• High levels of ownership and accountability.
• A proactive approach to problem solving.
• Confidence working independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to work at pace whilst maintaining accuracy.
• Commercial awareness and analytical thinking.
• A continuous improvement mindset.

Responsibilities

• Plan material requirements based on production demand and inventory strategy.
• Raise, manage and maintain purchase orders within the ERP system ensuring accuracy of pricing, dates, quantities and supplier information.
• Maintain complete ownership of the purchasing orderbook, ensuring supplier commitments remain accurate and system data is continually updated.
• Monitor supplier acknowledgments and update purchase orders following confirmation.
• Expedite overdue purchase orders and proactively manage supplier commitments to minimise material shortages.
• Work closely with Production Planning to ensure material availability for internal production and external manufacturing partners.
• Maintain visibility of material shortages, supply risks and critical shortages, communicating these clearly to stakeholders.
• Produce regular shortage reporting and proactively identify actions required to protect production schedules.
• Manage material shipments to external manufacturing partners, ensuring deliveries are planned and executed on time.
• Create and manage the associated sales orders and documentation supporting external manufacturing requirements.
• Build strong working relationships with suppliers through regular communication.
• Coordinate supplier quality issues, returns and corrective actions.
• Monitor supplier performance against agreed delivery commitments.
• Support invoice and pricing query resolution alongside the Finance team.
• Assist with supplier negotiations including pricing, payment terms and commercial improvements.
• Identify opportunities for cost reduction and procurement efficiencies.
• Identify opportunities to improve purchasing processes, reporting and supplier performance.
• Drive improvements that increase efficiency, visibility and control across the purchasing function.
• Contribute towards the ongoing development of procurement systems and ways of working.

Skills

Organisation

Attention to detail

Prioritisation

Ownership

Problem solving

Independent work

Communication

Agility

Commercial awareness

Continuous improvement

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

The Buyer at myenergi is a key member of the Procurement team, responsible for ensuring uninterrupted material supply across internal manufacturing and external manufacturing partners. The role requires an organised, proactive professional who can independently manage a demanding purchasing portfolio and drive material availability to meet business requirements.

Working closely with Production Planning, Logistics and Finance, you will prioritise, communicate confidently with suppliers, and