Buyer

Buyer

Competitive Salary

Northumberland

Jackson Hogg Procurement division are working with a growing and established engineering consultancy in Northumberland on the appointment of a Buyer to join their small procurement team on a full time and permanent basis.

This is a newly-created role due to new project wins and will work closely with the Procurement Lead.-

This is predominantly an onsite based role from offices in Northumberland, but with project work based in Teesside the role can be split between both locations if preferred.-

Core hours are 09.00-16.00 Monday to Thursday and 09.00-15.00 on a Friday. They offer early Friday finishes and flexibility on start times.

Benefits include: 25 days holiday + bank hols + extra day off for birthday, purchase holiday scheme up to 5 extra days, flexible working hours, sick pay, employee assistance programme, pension matched up to 5% and discretionary bonus scheme.-

The Role:

• Expediting vendor materials, equipment, certification and related documents.
• Liaising with suppliers to acquire delivery documents and generating Material Movement Tickets and goods receipting.
• Sourcing new suppliers, developing and maintaining Approved Vendor List, including supplier insurances and ISO certification. Yearly updating of supplier information.
• Generating material & equipment requisitions through to order placement under the guidance of the Procurement Lead.
• Procuring consumables and hiring equipment.
• Working as part of the team assisting as required with the implementation of daily procurement transactions being managed by the Procurement Lead.
• General Procurement admin.

The Person/Specification:

• Previous Procurement experience
• Knowledge of engineering/construction industry would be advantageous.
• Understanding and experience of the supply chain process.
• Working towards or planning to study CIPS advantageous.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise tasks.
• Capable of working on own initiative and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Good internal and external communication skills.
• Microsoft Office/ Word/Excel skills.

For more information on this exciting new opportunity, please get in touch with Gemma Yeadon - Sector Lead | Procurement at Jackson Hogg Recruitment.-