Procurement Buyer

Job Purpose

The Technip FMC Umbilical’s Ltd Procurement Department is primarily responsible for the delivery of a Procurement service to all internal Stakeholders.  The Procurement Buyer will manage and develop suppliers to ensure optimal quality and delivery, while maintaining strong 
supplier relationships. They will assist the Procurement Department and support internal stakeholders throughout the full procurement process. They will also help the procurement team to ensure that the business has a constant supply of materials, goods & services whilst ensuring that company procedures and policies are always adhered to.

Job Description

• Review master maintenance schedule and work orders, establish priorities and availability or capability of parts, materials, machines and equipment.
• Plan and allocate materials based on prescribed methodology to reduce machine downtime.
• Ensure that materials, supplies and services are provided by supplier in support of internal and external customer requirements.
• Manage and develop suppliers to ensure optimal quality and delivery, while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Execute daily/weekly cycle of release, expedite, and review of maintenance requirements to support manufacturing requirements.
• Drive part deliveries to minimize part shortages.
• Provide supplier forecasting information from forecast/schedules where required.
• Actively support timely disposition of deviated materials and return-to-vendor of defective parts.
• Manage all issues with supplier invoicing to insure timely payment to suppliers.
• Manage supplier performance improvement objectives.
• Ensuring supplier compliance with TU specified requirements including but not limited to: agreement to Quality, Safety, Cost, On-time delivery, technical compliance, T&C’s, Order 
• Acknowledgements and weekly reporting. 
• Resolution of any invoice queries. 
• Issue weekly/monthly reports as required by Management e.g. cost, savings, spend history & trend reports (KSF’s) as part of contribution to the Procurement Obeya and department objectives.
• Ensuring supplier information and data held in TU files is up to date. 
• Department general administrative tasks. 
• Evaluate quotations from vendors and negotiate improved pricing. Prepare cost analysis documents.
• Follow Up with vendors as required to confirm acceptance of orders incl: Change Orders
• Liase with Warehouse/Stores to ensure all products arrive in good condition with the correct documentation.
• Monitoring and review of all consumable inventory levels and lead times to ensure optimum stock

You are meant for this job if:

• Purchasing/procurement experience within an engineering/manufacturing environment.
• Degree in Supply Chain, Business or related field preferred. 
• Excellent communication skills both spoken & written. 
• Good understanding of supply chain practices/procedures. 
• Strong negotiation and communication skills. 
• Ability to manage tight deadlines & completing workloads. 
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.

What we offer

• 33 days annual leave
• Generous employer matched pension scheme and private health care
• Flexible benefits including electric car scheme, gym flex, cycle to work and much more
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working
• Onsite canteen and costa coffee facilities