Senior Buyer

Murphy is recruiting for a Senior Buyer to work with the Energy Team on the SSE ASTI Framework.

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Buyer:

• Provide an effective and professional service in the procurement of sub-contractors and materials.
• Provide market competitive procurement solutions for the operating unit which demonstrate best overall value for money.
• Propose the procurement strategy for the regional operating unit and develop the regional supply chain to suit the demand.
• Supply chain management, including structuring the supply chain, carrying out performance and relationship management to drive improved performance/cost benefits.
• Generate and encourage an efficient, productive and continuously improving supply chain performance within the trades.
• Support the group procurement functional goals and objectives within the region.
• Deliver a consistent procurement approach across all projects within the regional operating unit from work winning / pre-construction stage.
• Demonstrate best overall value for money in the procurement recommendations.
• Ensure a robust negotiation process is applied in the engagement process.
• Develop an accredited and structured supply chain that is aligned to the regional operating unit demand and overall Murphy strategy.
• Consistently monitor the market place to ensure awareness of pricing trends, risks and opportunities.
• Continuously seek out and assess new supply chain members to meet regional operating unit project demand.
• Develop and forge closer relationships with the strategic supply chain to encourage a culture of inclusive interaction and learning and an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding.
• Integrate with other regional operating units to co-ordinate the procurement of the strategic supply chain, providing regular information on the regional activities.

Still interested, does this sound like you?

• Experience with in a procurement role, preferably gained within a construction or civil engineering environment.
• CIPS accredited.
• Detailed knowledge and understanding of work practices, processes and procedures within the construction process from pre-construction stage and into construction stage.
• Good interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively and work collaboratively with all staff and external contacts at all levels
• Knowledge of key trades for Power, Transmission & Distribution projects / supply chain desirable.

What’s in it for you?

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service
• Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review
• Above market rate contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus
• Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus
• Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations
• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

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