Buyer

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom RSK Group Full time

WGM have an excellent opportunity for a buyer to join the business at an extremely exiting time. The overall purpose of the role will involve assisting the Procurement team by ensuring the delivery of all purchasing requirements are made on-time and in full across all business streams in order to fully satisfy customer requirements. You will work with existing and new suppliers to continually develop and improve supply chain flexibility and performance whilst adhering to client regulations. Reporting to the Procurement Category Manager

**Main duties and responsibilities**
- Support delivery of WGM output and margin expectations through the procurement of goods and/or services through best practice.
- Deliver all performance targets for core external suppliers.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with clients internally and externally.
- Deliver cost and improvement initiatives where possible and continually striving towards more efficient and smarter ways of working.
- Promote best practice Procedures to stakeholders throughout the business
- Produce and maintain supplier development plans including performance targets.
- Increase core competency rating as per training matrix.
- Understand the needs of the internal&external customer. Acting and providing solutions to prevent future problems arising.
- Assume end to end procurement responsibility to meet and exceed customer expectations focusing on quality, delivery on-time and ensuring value for money giving WGM the competitive edge.
- Provide and maintain accurate pricing tools and MOU’s (memorandum of understanding) for core suppliers.
- Maintain supplier performance process for core suppliers.
- Industry and market feedback,advising the business of new innovations,products and services that are available.
- Dealing with queries from both internal and external parties
- Manage safety in-line with company policies.

To be considered for this position you will have experience within a similar role in engineering or construction and have at least 2 years previous experience. You will be proficient in Microsoft office. You will be a good team player and be able to operate on your own without supervision. You will demonstrate excellent communication and writing skills and have an excellent understanding of supply train processes and procedures. A uk drivers license is not essential but desirable.

Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK’s leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.

We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-orientated business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.

WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering and technical services business providing dynamic multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then. In fact, Environment Analyst recently highlighted RSK’s growth, commenting, “Few companies in the environmental services sector can claim to be expanding at the same pace as RSK”. RSK operates as a group of synergistic companies with a growth strategy centred on diversification to build a resilient business that can withstand external pressures while bringing more value to clients and opportunities to employees.


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