Senior Buyer

Job Description

Company description:J. Murphy & Sons Limited is a leading global, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 that improves lives by delivering world-class infrastructure.Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada, we provide better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including Transportation, Water, Power, Natural Resources, and Construction & Property.Headquartered in London, we also have a number of related businessesGround Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Urban Infrastructure; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services.We are specialists in delivering pipelines; design; marine; structural steel; tunnelling; fabrication; bridges and piling; and invest heavily in our substantial holding of plant; equipment and facilities.Murphy employs around 3,500 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, we work as One Murphy by directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success.Theres more to Murphy.Job description:Subcontract Senior BuyerCP6 (Rail)Kentish townMurphy Group is looking to recruit a commercially minded and astute senior buyer to support and work solely on one of our most prestigious Rail frameworks. You will be confident with end to end supply chain management and enjoy offering an efficient and costeffective service working closely with the Procurement Manager and Project Director.What you will be doing

• Providing a comprehensive procurement service for the project.
• Deliver a consistent procurement approach across the project 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.
• Ensure contract arrangements and package details are comprehensive and protect the business in its dealings with suppliers and sub-contractors.
• Contribution to Murphy leverage at every opportunity
• Ensure decisions are not focussed upon lowest price but overall best value for money
• 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.
• Monitor the supply chain performance, workload and financial status to protect the corporate position.
• Develop the supply chain, products and innovations that bring cost and/or buildability benefits.
• Work with the regional Operations Director and functional report to manage poor performance.
• Actively contribute to future development of Murphy procurement strategy
• Compliance with procurement process, procedures and company ethics
• Ensure the implementation of National/Regional agreements relating across all projects within the regional operating unit

Who we ae looking for

• Knowledge and understanding of work practices, processes and procedures within the construction process from pre-construction stage and into construction stage.
• Demonstrable experience of Subcontract buying
• Proactive, enjoys a challenge and building relationships
• Good knowledge of Safety within procurement practices