Senior Buyer

6 months ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom PD&MS Group Full time

**About The Role**:
Established in 2002, PD&MS has built a strong reputation for the safe delivery of practical, high-quality and cost-effective solutions in a variety of industrial sectors and both onshore and offshore environments.

We are excited to share that we have an opportunity for a Senior Buyer to join our busy and progressive Procurement team on a full time, permanent basis.

You will work within a team of 12 other procurement professionals working on a Hybrid basis from our Aberdeen offices.

As a Senior Buyer, you will be responsible for managing all aspects of buying with regards to acquisition cost, delivery and continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities will include but will not be limited to:

- Participate in vendor assessments, bid reviews and contract award formalities
- Prepare bid summaries and procurement status reports
- Review monthly progress reports from vendors/suppliers and report on cost and schedule deviations
- Supplier selection and management
- Provide training and guidance to other purchasing personnel as required
- Effective communication with suppliers to achieve required service and meet project need
- Effective communication with engineers to assist and/or guide them in the preparation of material requisitions
- Direct negotiations in the commitment of purchases, front cost negotiations, competitive bidding, market and vendor knowledge
- Provide backup support to the Materials & Procurement Lead, if appropriate
- Accurately analyse and evaluate quotes from vendors
- Monitor supplier inspection invitations
- Manage and coordinate supplier close-out meetings
- Assist supply chain management as required
- Plan and control deliveries, including returns
- Ensure compliance with applicable Industry Codes and Standards, HSE Alerts, Statutory Instruments, Client Specifications and Legislative Requirements and establishing order of precedence on a project-by-project basis
- Verify correct taxation terms and conditions are in place, where appropriate
- Arrange all aspects of freight forwarding

**About You**:
This position would be well suited to someone with previous Buyer experience within an Oil & Gas/ Energy or other engineering industry.
- CIPS Level 3 or equivalent
- Demonstratable experience in a similar role
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Strong organisational skills
- Commercial awareness
- Responsive to business and client needs
- Strong negotiating skills
- Experience of the strategic control of suppliers
- Good interpersonal skills
- Proficiency and experience in the formulation of administration of purchase orders
- Ability to encourage, assist, develop trust, train and support others within the department

In return we will offer you a competitive salary, dependant on your level of experience; 33 days holiday increasing with service, a range of flexible working options to suit your lifestyle, a private pension scheme and income protection insurance, private healthcare and dental plans as well as continuous opportunities to grow, learn and develop within your career at PD&MS.

**About Us**:
Our Company delivers small, medium and large sized brownfield engineering and construction projects to both onshore and offshore facilities within the UKCS, and beyond.

In addition to our Oil & Gas delivery stream we are leading the way in the Low Carbon Energy Sector, as well as providing opportunities in Energy Transition and Cleantech sectors.

We strongly believe in our core values, the PD&MS GENES, which defines who we are and what we do on a daily basis, the way we deliver and what our company stands for. Each Gene is underpinned by our safety message “without compromise to safety or quality”, safety and quality do not stand alone as company values because they are integrated into everything we do.


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