Senior Buyer

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9 months ago

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Murphy
Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water. 

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.

Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit : #MoretoMurphy

A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Buyer:

Regionally focused experienced procurement specialist who identifies the regional operating unit demand and supply chain capacity for the regional operating unit.
Deliver the procurement strategy for projects and the overarching regional strategy, while developing the regional supply chain to meet both project-specific and regional demand
Provide market standard procurement solutions for the operating unit which demonstrate best overall value for money.
Provide an effective and professional delivery in the procurement of sub-contractors and materials covering: -
Work winning / Pre-construction procurement strategy and supply chain selection for Bid Leader
Construction stage project procurement for Project Teams, including: -
Develop and manage the procurement schedule.
Collaborate with project teams to produce work package documents.
Lead technical and commercial negotiations with the supply chain.
Prepare and issue sub-contracts in coordination with project teams.
Manage NEC4 and Schedule 5 sub-contract formalities, including execution, bonds, and warranties.
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

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Experience within a procurement role, preferably gained within a construction or civil engineering environment.
CIPS accredited or working towards.
Previous exposure in procurement as a Senior Subcontract Buyer, gained within an engineering or construction environment.
Experienced in securing multiple high-value NEC contract awards with a strong focus on astute risk management.
Detailed knowledge and understanding of work practices, processes and procedures within the construction process from pre-construction stage and into construction stage

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