Advanced Buyer

I am currently recruiting for a superb position as a advanced buyer on a perm basis within the engineering industry, based in Leeds!

You will be joining a well established company, pioneer in the industry and have a proud heritage of innovation that continues to evolve for the future!

Create your own story within your career by creating your own impact by developing expertise and building solutions that help make our lives safer, smarter and sustainable!

Join our PE Energy team within the Flow Equipment division in Leeds as our Advanced Procurement Buyer to serve our global customer base for our varied portfolio of projects

You must posses Extensive Pump industry/ mechanical sea/ large drives knowledge

In this role you will be accountable for:

• Assume responsibility for leading the procurement of assigned project Products and Services within budget and within project timescales
• Evaluate supplier quotations during client tender to support required technical and commercial requirements in line with clients AVL
• Prepare technical and commercial evaluation sheets ensuring full scope of supply has been quoted accurately and like for like throughout panel of vendors
• Makes sourcing recommendations to tendering to support the package bid to client
• Host bid clarification meetings with the tendering suppliers involving all stakeholders within the business
• Expedite internal customers where specification feedback / client feedback is required to enable suppliers to progress with engineering / production activity
• Internal reporting for the assigned commodities

To succeed in this role, you will need:

• Relevant experience within a related manufacturing industry
• Ideally CIPS qualified is desirable
• Extensive Pump industry/ mechanical sea/ large drives knowledge
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Accomplished negotiator with experience of resolving complex issues combining technical, quality & commercial factors
• Electrical motors knowledge is desirable
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Highly developed stakeholder relationship management skills and experience
• Demonstrable previous track record of successful Project Management
• High degree of commercial acumen
• Familiar with developing Supplier strategies

Your benefits:

• We offer excellent opportunities to develop, along with a competitive salary and company bonus scheme
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) + service days
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• On-site car parking
• Access to a wide range of discounts on Everyday Shopping, Entertainment, and Lifestyle
• Long service awards

Salary £45000 per annum