Project Buyer

**About TSP**

TSP Engineering delivers high quality, innovative bespoke solutions.As a total solution provider we offer a full range of service including Project Management, Design, Manufacture, Refurbishment and in-house Testing facilities.

Located on Britain’s Energy Coast we employ over 200 people and operate from one of the largest and most comprehensively equipped workshops in the UK.With our years of engineering and manufacturing experience we guarantee to deliver exacting standards of quality and excellent levels of service.

We offer Fabrication, Machining, Fitting, Assembly and Testing facilities, with a floor capacity of 19,200m2, two 5 metre deep manufacturing pits and a lifting capacity of 130 tonnes.

Our Vision - to be the partner of choice

Our Mission - To deliver the most appropriate solution for complex problems providing mutual benefit to our customers and stakeholders.

**Role Overview**:
Overview
- The purpose of this role is to source, as required, all items required by the Project team within the business, in accordance with procedures, and to best possible commercial terms.

Key Accountabilities
- Negotiate agreements for the supply of goods and services to meet project requirements at optimum costs.
- Work with Material Control on negotiations for annual contracts for specified goods and services to provide project engineers with call off facilities that meet their needs cost effectively
- Source items as necessary to ensure that all relevant items/services are available to deliver all projects on time, and at minimum cost.
- Identify new and alternative sources of supply to avoid over dependence on too few suppliers and maintain market competitiveness.
- Support the monitoring of supplier performance to ensure that they confirm to the conditions of contract and that they remain as viable businesses capable of meeting the company’s needs.
- Initiate and negotiate annual contracts for specified goods and services to provide project engineers with call off facilities that meet their needs cost effectively.
- Liaise with Project Engineers, Stores, and Operational personnel to gain a full understanding of their needs and brief them on improved sources of supply.
- A good understanding of the Quality Grading approach for each specific customer as this drives the documentation requirements
- Take ownership of material from PO placement to it being QA/QC’d on TSP site (including pro-active expediting throughout)

**Qualifications / Experience Required / Person Attributes**
- Experience in a buyer role is essential (preferably in Engineering)
- CIPS qualified - desirable and willing to work towards
- A good commercial and contract knowledge including the ability to flow down terms and conditions from our customer.
- Ability to Chair meetings for Project Requirement with Suppliers, arranging meetings and follow up actions
- Good organisation skills, good attention to detail when reviewing and analysing material requirements and costs
- Ability to meet deadlines and competing priorities set out by Projects to ensure Production Schedules can be met
- Ability to adapt to using new systems and processes to meet business needs
- Good communication skills