Buyer

2 weeks ago

Cowes, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom British Engineering Services Group Full time

Strainstall UK is now trading as BES Group Asset Reliability. In our new home as part of BES Group, we remain a leading provider of specialist testing services and structural monitoring to the construction, rail, energy, marine, highways and maintenance sectors.


Due to continued business growth, we are delighted to be recruiting for a Buyer to join the team on our own site in Cowes, Isle of Wight, you will work closely with our Engineers to decide what electrical products are required and then go out to order and buy these.


This is an excellent opportunity to join a fast-moving business which has benefitted from recent investment and has strong growth plans.

We're private equity backed, which means we have the flexibility and support to move quickly and grow faster than any other company in our industry.


What will I be doing?


As a Buyer you will be working with our engineers to identify and assign the electrical products and components needed to ensure they are able to meet every customer need, this will include a variety of products such as strain gauges and systems, container weighing systems and electronic systems.


Some of your other responsibilities will include:

  • Locating, evaluating and selecting suppliers and potential suppliers to gain the best quality, cost and delivery of purchased material consistent with required standards
  • Handling the day to day materials planning and placement of purchase orders
  • Supporting cost reduction strategies, purchase agreements, new source identification and selection
  • Leading supplier relationships and being the main point of contact
  • Reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts
  • Ensuring that the highest level of customer service is provided at all times

What makes The BES Group a great place to work?
Our people and our customers come before everything else and that will never change. Knowing we always do the best job we can with absolutely no compromise means everything to us.

If you work for us, you will get the below and, so much more:

  • Salary from £27,000 (dependent on experience)
  • 25 days holiday per year + statutory UK holidays
  • 5 day working week
  • Company laptop and mobile
  • Company pension scheme (opt in or out)
  • Training to help you succeed in the role, as well as opportunities for career progression
  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
  • Company bonus scheme

What experience do I need?
Our team consists of the best people, we should know, we trained them. We want our new recruits to have the same attitude, aptitude and appetite for what we do.

  • Understands and communicates component specifications to suppliers
  • Strong analytical skills to define problems, collect data and establish facts
  • Ability to take initiative and work independently
  • CIPS qualification would be of preference or be willing to complete this
  • Ideally, experience in a technical buying environment
  • Knowledge of load monitoring equipment or a background in electrical engineering would be an advantage
  • Naturally, you will have excellent attention to detail as you will be working with supplier contracts and orders
  • Do what you say you will do; Talk to anyone in our team from engineers to our back office team and we're always open and honest
  • Be reliable; There's something about being dependable that we all think matters

Next steps
We want to inspire everyone to see how important safety is and we expect the same from our people.

And if you're on the same page as us about that and you've got the right skills, experience and attitude, you'll fit right in.

Simple. We're all about diversity and inclusion and that means we want our people to be themselves. We're delighted to be an equal opportunities employer and that will never change

**BES Group, Your Trusted Advisor.

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