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Procurement Specialist

  • Location: Grangemouth
  • Salary: Negotiable
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted almost 2 years ago

  • Sector: Oil, Gas and Petrochemical
  • Contact: Peter Reilly
  • Contact Email: preilly@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 07595 651 110
  • Duration: 6 Months
  • Start Date: 01 July 2022
  • Expiry Date: 24 July 2022
  • Job Ref: 1041698
Our client has an opportunity for a Procurement Specialist - 6 month contract - Grangemouth
PAYE Contract only, candidates MUST be UK resident

About the role:

The Procurement Specialist will ensure that purchase orders are fit for purpose and satisfy all of the business demands and scope for all direct and indirect engineering and service orders.


What you will need:
  • Identify potential new suppliers, to create additional competitiveness and market tension to their area of responsibility.
  • Writing Procurement Strategies
  • Issuing Invitations to Tender
  • Analysing tender returns
  • Determine the style of order / contract that will best deliver the value for the business, placing Orders and agreeing Terms and Conditions
  • Ensure that all Purchase orders and Contracts allocated are placed in accordance with business DOA and work within defined business processes.
  • Challenge demand and scope specification where they believe that unnecessary costs can be eliminated and further value can be achieved.
  • Making savings through negotiation and / or sourcing from alternative suppliers or product
  • Establish an understanding of the market for the materials and contractors allocated to them and leading supplier's in that market.
  • Utilise existing call off orders or price agreements or consignment stock orders.
  • Adhoc Purchase Card Order Placement & Payment Resolution
  • Ensuring on time delivery
  • Supporting and contributing to monthly Supplier meetings
  • Resolving Non conformances of goods

Key Skills/Experience 
  • HND/HNC or equivalent relevant procurement experience
  • Previous purchasing experience in a large complex manufacturing environment and can demonstrate delivery of cost savings and value
  • Good working knowledge and skills of MS office tools
  • Good financial awareness of cost drivers within the supply chain
  • Good working understanding of quality standards & legislation would be an advantage
  • Able to work and communicate effectively at all levels across the businesses
  • Good Team player
  • Able to manage a busy and diverse workload
  • Negotiation skills
  • Excellent Verbal and Oral communication