This is a unique an opportunity to join this group of super people and share in our success. We merged in January 2025 and are the market leader in each of the sectors we serve, via our Commercial, Domestic, Residential and Service divisions. And we want to grow. With growth comes more opportunity to invest in products, infrastructure and most importantly in you. Let's begin by setting out our ambition. We want to extend our position as market leader across our sectors, to become a £180m business by the end of 2028, and build a great place for everyone to work. We'll achieve this by continuing to be entrepreneurial, that's the mind-set which got our brands to where they are today, customer-focused, competitive and best-in-class operationally.
About Fluid Water Group
Fluid Water Group is a family of market-leading brands, including Stuart Turner, Mikrofill and Dutypoint, delivering engineered water solutions such as pumps, booster sets, flow meter chambers and pressurisation units to customers across the UK and beyond. Our values are Focus, Win, Grow Togetherand these guiding principles shape how work gets done at Fluid Water Group: concentrating on what matters, winning as a team, growing with purpose and doing these collaboratively.
The Opportunity
The Project Buyer is responsible for executing day-to-day procurement activities for large scale pump & systems projects in accordance with the project procurement plan. The role supports the Project Procurement Lead by sourcing materials, equipment, and services, ensuring timely delivery, cost control, and compliance with project and company requirements. Your key performance indicators or measures of success will be purchase orders issued on time, deliveries, in full and on time (OTIF) and price variance v budget.
Key Responsibilities
1. Procurement Execution
· Manage the end-to-end procurement of components and materials for large customer and internal projects, ensuring availability aligns with project programmes, milestones, and delivery commitments.
· Conduct detailed material availability and lead-time assessments at project kick-off and throughout the project lifecycle, identifying risks and proposing mitigation plans.
· Place and manage purchase orders for project-specific componentry, ensuring accuracy of specifications, pricing, delivery schedules, and contractual terms
· Manage RFQs/RFPs, collect supplier quotations, and prepare bid comparison sheets.
· Support commercial negotiations with suppliers, including pricing, lead times, payment terms, and framework or project-specific agreements, under the guidance of the Project Procurement Lead.
2. Supplier Coordination
· Develop and maintain strong working relationships with key project suppliers, providing forecasts, project schedules, and early visibility of demand.
· Follow up on supplier commitments to ensure on-time delivery to project sites.
· Address and escalate supplier issues related to delays, quality, or commercial deviations.
· Monitor supplier performance against agreed project KPIs (cost, quality, delivery), escalating issues and driving corrective actions where required.
3. Contract & Commercial Management
· Review technical and commercial requirements in coordination with engineering and project teams.
· Ensure procurement contracts comply with legal, commercial, and project requirements.
· Manage variations, claims, and change orders related to procurement scope.
4. Project Support
· Coordinate closely with engineering, project management, quality, and logistics teams.
· Ensure technical and commercial clarifications are resolved prior to order placement.
· Track procurement milestones and update procurement status reports.
· Support cost-saving and value-engineering initiatives by identifying alternative suppliers, materials, or commercial opportunities suitable for project applications.
5. Cost & Compliance
· Ensure purchases comply with approved budgets, contracts, and company policies.
· Support cost-saving initiatives and value engineering efforts.
· Maintain compliance with ethical sourcing and procurement governance standards.
6. Reporting & Documentation
· Maintain accurate procurement documentation including purchase orders, contracts, and correspondence.
· Update ERP/procurement systems with purchase and delivery data.
· Support audits, expediting activities, and project close-out documentation.
About You
You are:
* Able to demonstrate good commercial and negotiation skills
* Able to keep calm under pressure
* Be solutions focused
* Able to work under tight project deadlines
* Highly organised
* Detail orientated
Experience and Skills
· Proven and demonstratable experience in a similar role
· Knowledge of ERP systems
· Excellent IT skills; Microsoft Office and the ability to learn internal IT systems quickly.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to £45,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
* Please describe your relevant experience for this role.
* What ERP systems have you experience of using?
Work authorisation:
* United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person