Buyer

5 months ago

Abingdon, United Kingdom Tokamak Energy Full time

**Company Background**

What if there was a limitless, safe, clean, low-cost energy source, providing much needed global energy security? What if that energy source could also help reduce climate change? We believe that’s fusion energy. Tokamak Energy is a leading global commercial fusion energy company based near Oxford, UK. We have an unrivalled track record designing and operating spherical tokamaks; the optimal route to commercial fusion energy.

In addition to fusion energy, Tokamak Energy is recognised as the leader in High Temperature Superconductor (HTS) magnet, design, numerical modelling, and prototyping. Our dedicated HTS magnet team, in collaboration with key manufacturing partners, is focussed on becoming the leading supplier of HTS magnets to multiple markets.

Come and be a part of a dynamic and innovative team who are striving to provide a solution to one of humanity’s greatest challenges: clean and sustainable energy for all.

**Overview of the role**

Tokamak Energy are currently looking for a Buyer to join the Procurement and Supply Chain team in a fast paced, agile R&D/engineering environment. The role requires the holder to work across the business on both Direct and Indirect spend ensuring delivery, appropriate quality, and value are achieved. The role holder will need to establish close relationships with key stakeholders to understand the business requirements. This will include collaboration with technical teams and budget holders to ensure budget is appropriately spent. The role will be the procurement of both goods and services across an exciting technology development area.

**In this role, you will**:

- Owning assigned Procurement requirements for the specific projects from initial demand through to delivery
- Supporting the Procurement Managers to establish and then promote sourcing strategies.
- Managing the placing and chasing or Purchase orders, with regular communication of progress to the project teams
- Proactively owning and running of supplier performance reviews with maintaining accurate system data.
- Dealing with supplier issues, with regards to delivery, quality, and invoice queries
- Completing RFQ/RFP exercises, where expected spend and timelines allow
- Building strong relationships with key internal stakeholders
- Securing suitable technical suppliers in terms of delivery, quality, and value
- Proactively review supplier spend portfolio to seek future development opportunities.
- Supporting the wider Procurement Team to implement new Procurement systems and processes.
- Supporting occasional system maintenance tasks, such as new part creation or potential BOM management
- Work on business requirements across the procurement team as the company requires.

**Requirements**:

- High level of attention to detail and well organised
- Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise workload
- Highly flexible individual who can adjust to a very agile environment
- Proactive, methodical, practical and persistent
- Able to work well under pressure
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Works well within a team
- Microsoft Office suite proficient
- CIPS qualified or working towards (Desirable)
- Import and export training (Desirable)
- Experience of working in a purchasing role in an engineering environment (Desirable)
- Familiar with Business Central/ Navision inventory systems (Desirable)

**Benefits**
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and 3 festive days to be used between Christmas and the New Year)
- Company pension scheme
- Eligible for company share option scheme
- Company bonus scheme, discretionary, dependant on performance
- A range of financial benefits including death in service and critical illness cover
- Cycle to work scheme

**Pre-employment screening**

**Data privacy**

**Equality of opportunity**

**Working arrangements**

Please note this role does offer hybrid working, our model sets out a minimum 60% onsite / 40% home working split

Part time working or job share options will be reviewed on an individual basis.

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