BUYER - CONTRACT – SURREY/NORTH WALES

To be considered for the role, candidates must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.

 

Our Client, a global leader in the engineering and construction of major projects for the energy and infrastructure sectors, both offshore and onshore, is currently looking for a Buyer on a long term contract basis.

 

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience: Proven experience (at least 4-5 years) as Buyer or equivalent for both goods and services in the Oil&Gas or Energy industry
• Technical skills: Goods and services purchasing strategy
• IT skills: SAP, MS365

 

JOB SCOPE

Purpose of the position: As Buyer, you will report to the Site manager on a daily basis. You will be part of our Decommissioning & Carbon Capture and Storage Project. You will be the focal point for all the buying activities of the project onsite (direct & indirect, goods & services).

 

Responsibilities:

• Manage in autonomy the Purchase Requisitions received from the section lead for any goods and services
• Review the PR to ensure they are complete and consistent with the budget and technical needs of the project
• Prepare a tender strategy with proper documents to explain our procurement process to vendors with the relevant timelines and qualification information
• Liaise with bidders, inspectors, vendors, and the Surrey office on a daily basis to ensure all the parties understood the needs and requests
• Support the vendors during the preparation of the technical/commercial proposals with obligation of confidentiality
• Compare different proposals from vendors and suggest actions to be taken in order to improve project results

 

RATE:                          Please quote what limited company hourly rate you would be looking for.

 

DURATION:                   Start date: January 2026 (first month in the Surrey office for training), then onsite in North Wales from February.  No accommodation provided at either location as outside IR35.

Contract duration: ongoing until 2028

 

WORK PATTERN:         Up to 5.5 days per week.

 

We are instructed to only submit to our Client candidates whose qualifications and experience match client’s specifications and can work in the UK.

 

For more information please contact Suzanne Wood.