Your Impact:
At Jacobs, we'll inspire and empower you to deliver your best work so you can evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. With more than 55,000 people in 40+ countries, working at Jacobs offers an exciting range of opportunities to develop your career within a supportive and diverse team who always strive to do the right thing for our people, clients and communities.
People are Jacobs’ greatest asset, and we offer a competitive package to retain and attract the best talent.
In addition to the benefits you’d expect, UK employees also receive free single medical cover and digital GP service, family-friendly benefits such as enhanced parental leave pay and free membership of employee assistance and parental programmes, plus reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships. We also give back to our communities through our Collectively program which incorporates matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
Work-life balance and flexibility is a key focus area for Jacobs. We’re happy to discuss hybrid, part-time and flexible working hours, patterns and locations to suit you and our business.
About the Opportunity:
Our business is responsible for the largest network of R&D engineering laboratories across Europe, delivering projects from consultancy through to test rigs and prototypes. We are leading the way with our robotics team developing innovative solutions to access some of the most challenging environments for our clients. We work collaboratively with both colleagues and clients using the full breadth of our capability to provide the right answers to complex problems. Our teams work cross-sector; from hydrogen, fusion, AMR’s and SMR's through to supporting decommissioning, remediation, existing nuclear and non-nuclear infrastructure and defence.
We are currently seeking a Senior Buyer to join our team in Birchwood Park, Warrington (Hybrid working with an expectation of at least one day a week in the office).
You will be responsible for the procurement of a wide variety of goods and services ranging from specialist laboratory equipment, commodities such as bottled gasses through to highly specialist professional consultancy services.
Your activities will include:
- Preparation of Procurement Strategies, developing bid lists and assembling of Requests for Quotations (RFQ's)
- Managing the RFQ process in line with procurement procedures
- Evaluating bidder responses to the RFQ document
- Making shortlist recommendations to the Supply Chain Manager and operational teams highlighting distinguishing factors and risks between the different suppliers and the rationale behind recommendations
- Conducting final negotiations with the preferred supplier(s) and preparing (sub)contracts / purchase orders in compliance with the governance procedures
- Monitoring supplier performance and managing claims/change orders and reviewing invoices for accuracy.
- Tracking procurement status and delivery performance, expediting where necessary while also closing out complete (sub)contracts and purchase orders
- Liaising with the operational team to assist with the resolution of supply issues
- Working with the Supply Chain Manager to keep abreast of the supply market, identifying potential new suppliers and products and meeting with suppliers to understand their products and / or capability
- Where appropriate, establish long term supplier relationships focusing on value for money, service & product quality and continuous improvement to drive competitive advantage for the business
Here’s What You’ll Need:
- Proven capability of working within a procurement team carrying out procurement activities including negotiation, production of (sub)contracts/purchase orders documents and process compliance
- Extensive knowledge of commercial procurement laws and standards as they relate to Jacobs operations management and operational delivery.
- Communications: has excellent communications and writing skills. Is able to effectively author contractual commitment documents, as well as internal and external communications.
- Systems: uses computer in support of supply management including supply management software (Oracle / SAP etc) and MS Office software including the use of excel or other tool to carry out basic data analysis
- Three (3) to five (5) years experience in supply management or related fields preferably in an R&D / specialist laboratory type setting
- MCIPS / MRICS desirable
- Working knowledge of NEC contracts desirable
Our Culture:
Our values stand on a foundation of safety, integrity, inclusion and diversity. We put people at the heart of our business and we truly believe that by supporting one another through our culture of caring, we all succeed. We value positive mental health and a sense of belonging for all employees. Find out more about life at Jacobs.
We aim to embed inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We accept people for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, mental health, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. This is reflected in our wide range of Global Employee Networks centred on inclusion and diversity – ACE, Careers, Enlace, Harambee, OneWorld, Prism, Vetnet, and Women’s – find out more about our employee networks here.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit www.vercida.com to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
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