Details:
- Salary: £35,000 - 40,000 - Annum
- Location: Southampton
- Date: 1 month ago
Description:
Purchasing Manager – Piping Products | Westwood Business Park, Southampton | Full Time | £40,000 pa + DOE – to be reviewed after 3 months’ probation period
Our client is a very well-established mechanical engineering organisation offering complete project services to a variety of industries including Petro-Chemical, Oil & Gas, Power, Water and Pharmaceutical. Our client prides themselves in delivering high-end solutions to client-specific requirements with a high emphasis on safety & quality assurance.
Our client is looking for a Procurement Lead that can multi–task the many areas of procurement within their busy engineering and site installation team.
The position offers the opportunity to develop career goals and manage a team in the long term.
Are you the right person for the job?
Previous Procurement / Purchasing experience is essential
Experience with Piping products (Pipes, Fittings, flanges and material grades) within the Oil and Gas industry
Piping and Steelwork specifications experience advantageous
Strong negotiation skills advantageous
You must be computer literate with working knowledge of Word & Excel.
Have a high level of mathematical/numerical competency
Be a strong communicator along with strong administration skills
What will your role look like?
Liaise with the Estimating department to obtain quotations for materials and subcontractor services for client tender submissions
Liaise with the Production team to procure materials and subcontract services for each fabrication project at the outset
Liaise with the Site Installation Manager to ensure plant hire and sub–contract services are procured and delivered promptly for the commencement of a site project
Ensure plant hire does not exceed the commercial costs detailed on the system
A strong understanding of working within the budgetary constraints set out on the estimating department's costing system
Ensure that the purchase orders raised meet the materials and or service provision required.
Support the accounts department in identifying discrepancies found between the original purchase order raised and the invoice received
Working with the Quality Department to ensure all material certification is requested within the procurement process and is delivered to the company promptly to ensure materials can be checked in
Maintaining and building strong business relationships with long and short-term suppliers
What can you expect in return?
25 days holiday entitlement (Excluding bank holidays)
Company sick pay
Company progression
Training opportunities
Free Onsite Parking
Close to local transport
No weekends
No bank holidays
Christmas shutdown
Holiday entitlement
Training and development
Pension
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