Technical Buyer – Energy & Water Projects

United Infrastructure Ltd; Warrington; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension, professional development

Career development in technicalProcure

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking a Technical Buyer in Warrington to manage day-to-day procurement for mechanical, piping, electrical, structural and instrumentation materials on energy and water projects. You will run the full enquiry-to-purchase-order cycle under the Technical Procurement Manager, coordinating with suppliers, expeditors and project teams to meet budget and schedule.

Ideal candidates will read drawings, prepare enquiry packages, issue RFQs, negotiate terms, maintain delivery

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience as a buyer or procurement coordinator within a technical, engineering or major projects environment.
• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, specifications and scopes of work for material components, or a strong aptitude and willingness to develop this skill.
• Experience running RFQ/tender processes and raising purchase orders in line with company procedures.
• Good negotiation and supplier-management skills, with the confidence to manage day-to-day supplier relationships.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple purchase orders and competing deadlines.
• Good communication skills, comfortable liaising across technical, commercial and operational teams.
• Proficient using standard office and procurement/ERP systems to process orders, maintain schedules and update trackers.

Responsibilities

• Review technical drawings, scopes of work and specifications for assigned material categories to prepare accurate, complete enquiry packages.
• Support technical and commercial bid evaluation by collating, checking and benchmarking supplier quotations for compliance, cost and delivery against specification.
• Raise technical or commercial queries identified during the buying process with the Technical Procurement Manager and relevant engineering/technical contacts.
• Prepare and issue RFQs/tenders to approved suppliers for assigned material categories, managing supplier queries and clarifications throughout the enquiry period.
• Support material take-offs and maintain procurement/delivery schedules and trackers for assigned packages, flagging any risk to programme or budget to the Technical Procurement Manager.
• Place and maintain purchase orders within delegated authority, in line with company procedures and the relevant form of contract (e.g. NEC or equivalent), escalating anything outside authority limits.
• Negotiate commercial terms for standard, lower-value or lower-complexity packages, escalating major or complex negotiations to the Technical Procurement Manager.
• Liaise with suppliers throughout manufacture to track progress and confirm materials are being produced to the agreed technical requirements and programme.
• Liaise with Procurement Expeditors to ensure that they have the necessary information to complete their tasks.
• Support, or carry out as directed, supplier/factory audits and inspections, reporting findings to the Technical Procurement Manager.
• Monitor delivery and quality performance for assigned categories, escalating risks or non-conformances promptly.
• Act as the day-to-day procurement point of contact for assigned categories, liaising with engineering, commercial, SHEQ, construction/operations and logistics as required.
• Maintain accurate procurement records, trackers and reporting inputs to support the Technical Procurement Manager’s reporting to stakeholders.

Skills

RFQ/Tender

Drawings interpretation

Supplier negotiation

Project coordination

ERP systems

Excel

Education

CIPS qualification

Tools

ERP systems

Excel

Job description

United Infrastructure Ltd is seeking a Technical Buyer in Warrington to manage day-to-day procurement for mechanical, piping, electrical, structural and instrumentation materials on energy and water projects. You will run the full enquiry-to-purchase-order cycle under the Technical Procurement Manager, coordinating with suppliers, expeditors and project teams to meet budget and schedule.

Ideal candidates will read drawings, prepare enquiry packages, issue RFQs, negotiate terms, maintain delivery