Purchasing Manager

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
• Salary reviews

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