Buyer

Jackson Hogg Procurement division are working with a growing and established engineering consultancy in Northumberland on the appointment of a Buyer to join their small procurement team on a full time and permanent basis.

This is a newly-created role due to new project wins and will work closely with the Procurement Lead. 

This is predominantly an onsite based role from offices in Northumberland, but with project work based in Teesside the role can be split between both locations if preferred. 

Core hours are 09.00-16.00 Monday to Thursday and 09.00-15.00 on a Friday. They offer early Friday finishes and flexibility on start times.

Benefits include: 25 days holiday + bank hols + extra day off for birthday, purchase holiday scheme up to 5 extra days, flexible working hours, sick pay, employee assistance programme, pension matched up to 5% and discretionary bonus scheme. 

 

The Role:

• Expediting vendor materials, equipment, certification and related documents.
• Liaising with suppliers to acquire delivery documents and generating Material Movement Tickets and goods receipting.
• Sourcing new suppliers, developing and maintaining Approved Vendor List, including supplier insurances and ISO certification. Yearly updating of supplier information.
• Generating material & equipment requisitions through to order placement under the guidance of the Procurement Lead.
• Procuring consumables and hiring equipment.
• Working as part of the team assisting as required with the implementation of daily procurement transactions being managed by the Procurement Lead.
• General Procurement admin.

 

The Person/Specification:

• Previous Procurement experience
• Knowledge of engineering/construction industry would be advantageous.
• Understanding and experience of the supply chain process.
• Working towards or planning to study CIPS advantageous.
• Excellent organisational skills with ability to prioritise tasks.
• Capable of working on own initiative and the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Good internal and external communication skills.
• Microsoft Office/ Word/Excel skills.

For more information on this exciting new opportunity, please get in touch with Gemma Yeadon - Sector Lead | Procurement at Jackson Hogg Recruitment.