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Senior buyer

Glasgow (Glasgow City)
Murphy
Buyer
Posted: 20 October
Offer description

Responsibilities

* Provide effective procurement service for sub‑contractors and materials.
* Deliver market‑competitive procurement solutions that demonstrate best overall value for money.
* Propose procurement strategy for the regional operating unit and develop the regional supply chain to suit demand.
* Manage supply chain, structuring the supply chain, performing performance and relationship management to drive improved performance/cost benefits.
* Generate and encourage efficient, productive and continuously improving supply chain performance within the trades.
* Support 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 procurement recommendations.
* Ensure a robust negotiation process is applied in the engagement process.
* Develop an accredited and structured supply chain 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 regional activities.


Qualifications

* Experience within 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 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.


Benefits

* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year.
* 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.


About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Gold Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK

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