Supply Chain/buyer

**Your Impact**:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed - today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.

People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.

Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.

**About the Opportunity**
We are currently recruiting for a Supply Chain/Buyer to join our team in the Birchwood, Warrington Office. You will report to the Senior Project Manager/Project Sponsor and be responsible for the ownership and implementation of the procurement strategy and be accountable for a range of core procurement/ supply chain skillsets.

**Responsible and accountable for**:
**Procurement**
- Liaising with technical Point of Contact to identify and narrow down potential subcontractors/vendors.
- Preparation of Invitation to Tender documents for numerous procurement items, including inputting into procurement strategy documents as required, as well as developing vendor assessment proposals, scoring criteria and running appropriate Vendor background checks.
- Preparation of Subcontract Procurement Strategy documents for identified packages
- Carrying out tender evaluations and conducting negotiations to enable the shortlisting of suppliers
- Owning the Procurement Strategy including liaising with Quality to define Quality Grades
- Supporting revalidation of expired contract prices.
- Evaluation and conditioning of supplier responses

**Co-ordinating**
- Interface between procurement, engineering, and other project disciplines
- Determining the requirements of, and collating information packs to go out to suppliers
- Arrangements of clarification meetings during bid process
- Arranging discussions with suppliers and discussions of specifications/datasheets
- Liaise with the project team to assist with the resolution of supply issues as and when required

**Expediting**
- Bid Process management to ensure right activities are being completed and prioritised at right time
- Issuing of agreed design documentation identified on Package Document list or Technical Requisition
- Tracking progress of all supply chain/procurement activities and bids
- Providing support to the Senior Buyer in writing request for quotes

**If you are looking for a new challenge and are passionate about developing yourself then we want to meet you.**

**Here’s What You’ll Need**: Experience / Skills**:

- Proven capability of working within an EPCC project team and leading Sub-Contract Procurement activities to include but not limited to maintaining supplier relationships, ability to negotiate effectively with Subcontractors, management of Subcontract Order documents while maintaining process compliance.
- Effective commercial / contract management skills are essential, with clear knowledge of best practice contract methodologies.
- Good commercial skills and ability to make sound decisions on matters of financial value.
- Good negotiating, influencing and communication skills to command professional respect at all levels.
- Familiarity with most common Forms of Contract (NEC); with particular knowledge of UK Law and its impact upon the contract and supply chain is essential.
- Familiar with the nuclear site licence conditions and the nuclear baseline philosophy.
- Good understanding of the UK regulatory framework.
- Experience in EPC delivery and supply chain assessment therein using scoring criteria
- This role will not require you to manage any of team members

**Our Culture**

Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees.. Find out more about life at Jacobs.

We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender ex