Technical Buyer

7 months ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom James Fisher and Sons plc Full time

**About the Role**:
**Technical Buyer**
**Inchinnan**
**Permanent**

**Who we are**

JFD is the world leading underwater capability provider, serving the commercial and defence markets with innovative diving, submarine and hyperbaric rescue, technical solutions and services. Operating worldwide, the company is the world’s leading provider of submarine rescue capability and an established provider of submarine escape training. The company is at the forefront of Hyperbaric Rescue, along with being the leading supplier of commercial and defence diving equipment and saturation diving systems to the commercial industry.

**About the role**

We are recruiting a Technical Buyer to join us on a permanent basis from our office in Inchinnan. As Technical Buyer you will manage and lead all supply chain and procurement activities for internal projects to ensure on-time and efficient delivery of all sub-contract and supplier work packages.

As a Technical Buyer, your day-to-day activities will include:

- Management of all procurement activities in the delivery of sub-contract and supplier work packages, including RFQs, detailed purchase orders incorporating scope of supply and deliverables.
- operations support to management and the team
- Supplier management; negotiation, provision of feedback for improved service, risk management, risk mitigation and Service Level Agreements.
- Champion the review, development and implementation of supply strategies and purchasing methodologies to improve productivity and efficiency.
- Work closely with and report to surrounding departments in support of business needs
- New supplier evaluations - identify key strengths & weaknesses versus business requirements
- Working knowledge and competence of interpreting technical drawings and translating technical requirements.
- Knowledge of ERP systems.
- Responsible for supporting the Project Managers and Engineers with all aspects of the purchasing process.
- Liaising with suppliers on outstanding orders, material related issues and late deliveries.

**What do you need?**
- Previous experience in a supply chain or procurement role
- Experience in dealing with complex fast-pace cross-functional projects in an engineering / manufacturing / defence or related field
- Excellent negotiation and stakeholder management skills along with the ability to manage suppliers, driving delivery efficiency and innovation
- Strong commercial, sourcing & contract negotiation skills
- In-depth knowledge of strategic procurement techniques and processes
- Experience in using ERP systems
- Proficient user of Microsoft Excel and full Microsoft Office suite

**Working for us**

We offer a number of benefits including Group Personal Pension Scheme, Life Assurance and early finish on Fridays.

JFD is proud to be part of James Fisher and Sons plc, who has partnered with the Career Transition Partnership, the official provider of Armed Forces resettlement for over 20 years.



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