Job Description
If you''re an experienced Buyer looking for greater ownership and the opportunity to work much closer to the projects your procurement activity supports, this role puts you directly into a live engineering and manufacturing environment.
You''ll take ownership of procurement across allocated rail projects, which could mean responsibility for one major programme or several smaller projects at any given time. Working alongside Production Managers and Engineers, you''ll ensure the materials, components and additional services required to keep projects moving are sourced in line with critical delivery dates.
This is more than a transactional purchasing role. Requirements can change as projects progress and units are stripped and assessed, meaning you''ll need to respond to new requirements, source replacement components or additional works, manage suppliers and identify potential risks before they impact production.
You''ll become part of an established team within a collaborative environment where knowledge is shared, while having clear ownership and accountability for your own projects.
For an experienced Buyer from a manufacturing, engineering or project-led environment, this is a singular opportunity to step into the rail sector, applying established procurement experience within a specialist industry while taking ownership of purchasing activity across live engineering projects from requirement through to delivery.
Project Buyer ResponsibilitiesProject Procurement: Managing end-to-end procurement across allocated projects, ensuring materials and services are secured in line with project throughput and delivery dates.
Supplier Management: Working directly with suppliers to manage requirements, maintain clear communication and address potential supply or delivery issues.
Project Coordination: Working closely with Production Managers and Engineers to understand requirements, prioritise procurement activity and keep projects moving against fixed deadlines.
Changing Requirements: Responding to additional requirements identified as projects progress, sourcing replacement parts, components or additional services where required.
Risk & Prioritisation: Identifying delays or supply issues, prioritising critical requirements and escalating risks before they impact project delivery.
Ideal Project BuyerBuying & Procurement Experience: At least two years'' experience within a buying or procurement role.
Deadline-Led Procurement: Experience managing supplier and material requirements against defined project or production deadlines.
Communication & Supplier Management: Confident communicating with suppliers and internal stakeholders, raising issues and escalating risks when necessary.
Organisation & Prioritisation: Able to manage multiple requirements, determine what needs attention first and remain focused on critical delivery dates.
Manufacturing or Project Experience: Previous exposure to manufacturing, production or project-specific buying would be advantageous.
Transferable Industry Experience: Rail experience is advantageous but not essential. Buyers from manufacturing, engineering and other transferable procurement environments are encouraged to apply.
Location: Milton Keynes, Site based five days, early finish on Friday
Up to £42,000 depending on experience.
Benefits- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Company shutdown over Christmas
- Option to buy and sell up to 5 days holiday
- Pension scheme: 4.4% employee / 6% employer contribution
- Life Assurance at 4x annual salary
- Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme
Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group are in the business of people and performance. Our mission is to create one million better workdays through facilitating great recruitment, leadership and occupational mental fitness. We support our clients in their most challenging business areas – recruiting, developing and retaining the best talent from shop floor to boardroom.
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Ford & Stanley Talent Services Group Ltd is a Disability Confident employer that is committed to a policy of equal opportunities for all opportunity seekers. We shall adhere to such a policy at all times and will review on an on-going basis all aspects of recruitment to avoid unlawful or undesirable discrimination. We will treat everyone equally irrespective sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief or political beliefs and we place an obligation upon all staff to respect and act in accordance with the policy.
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