Title: Procurement Specialist – Materials & Equipment
Hours: 37.5 per week
Location: Grangemouth O&P UK
Salary: Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience
Contract type: Permanent
Key Accountabilities
* Procurement of engineered material and equipment including critical, high value, complex equipment ensuring business strategy and market approach delivers maximum benefit to O&P UK business.
* Network with the INEOS Group procurement organisation to maximise group leverage possibilities.
* Ensure security of supply of all material & equipment to the correct technical specification, compliance to site standards, and adherence to schedule to meet operational requirements.
* Provide assets & and internal stakeholders with expert advice on procurement related risks, market conditions & supply chain (commercial and technical).
* Lead negotiations with key suppliers to secure favourable and competitive commercial terms, always ensuring best value for INEOS cash.
* Develop & formalise Procurement strategies in conjunction with internal stakeholders (Project managers, Asset Technical managers, Site Technical Authorities and Maintenance Managers), overseeing finalisation of appropriate sourcing strategy.
* Identify and recommend new suppliers & contractors to the O&P UK businesses where commercial and/or technical advantage can be demonstrated.
* Responsibility for a wide range of materials & equipment commodities across normal Repair & Maintenance, Project & TAR demand (e.g. valves, electrical, mechanical, PPE, chemicals etc.)
Required Qualifications
* Previous procurement experience in a large, complex manufacturing environment.
* MCIPS qualified preferred (or studying towards) or equivalent chartered membership.
* IT skills including MS Office (Excel, Word etc).
* Deep understanding of external cost drivers, impacting materials pricing with ability to establish and promote approach to market strategies to mitigate unnecessary cost within the supply chain.
* Self‑starter with excellent interpersonal skills, comfortable communicating across internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
* Expert, advanced negotiation skills and techniques with experience of VA/VE.
Desired Qualifications
* SAP & Database analysis experience.
Benefits
* 34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
* Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores etc., Discounted Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance etc.
* Employee Referral Bonus Opportunity
* Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
* Free On‑site Gym
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Enhanced Maternity Leave
* Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
* Ongoing Career Development
As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on‑boarding stages.
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