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Materials Category Lead

  • Location: Grangemouth, FK3 9UB
  • Salary: Excellent Salary Neg plus full staff benefits
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted 6 days ago

  • Sector: Oil, Gas and Petrochemical
  • Contact: Peter Reilly
  • Contact Email: preilly@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 07595 651 110
  • Start Date: 07 April 2025
  • Expiry Date: 08 May 2025
  • Job Ref: V-234584

Our client has a brand-New Staff opportunity for a Materials Category Lead/Procurement - This position is for the new import Export Terminal in Grangemouth.

The position is only open to UK Citizens


Purpose:

  • To source, tender, negotiate, place contracts and orders for the procurement of materials and services across the Terminal. Achieving Best Value and Risk on each outcome

  • Contracts will be vary in discipline and value from ranging from £50KM to £500K.

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Experience required:

  • Determine the style of contract that will best deliver the best overall value and delivery outcome for the business

  • Verify requirement and scope specification eliminating unnecessary costs expenditure

  • Conduct robust and timely Tenders

  • Ensure that all Purchase orders and Contracts are placed in accordance within defined business processes with competent and approved supply chain.

  • Take ownership of order delivery process and expedite as appropriate.

  • Establish an understanding of the supply market including main supplier’s and or contractors

  • Assess business risk/opportunity with Supply Chain

  • Provide expert advice on supplier risks, including in depth market knowledge both commercial and technical. Use influence to encourage procurement change/engagement.

  • Set out contracts that are fully compliant to support business needs that are legally binding, that mitigate any and all commercial risk and drive appropriate supplier performance

  • Identify new competent accredited suppliers that are appropriate for a Terminal.

  • Maintain an Approved Supplier Database.

  • Setup Price Agreements, Framework and / or Term Contracts.

  • Implement strategies to reduce transactions and cycle time.

  • Contract Knowledge

  • Deliver Savings for Terminal

  • Tendering

  • Negotiation

  • Flexibility without comprising Governance

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Required:

  • Degree Qualified or equivalent chartered membership in a related procurement (MCIPS) or Quantity Surveying Discipline.

  • Previous purchasing experience in a large complex Construction/Manufacturing environment and can demonstrate through track record delivery of cost savings and value engineering

  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office suite of software

  • Demonstrate good financial understanding of the cost drivers on contracts in order to demonstrate transparency and overall value

  • Able to plan and prioritise workload to support Terminal needs

  • Ability draft contracts that are fully compliant to support the business needs



Company benefits:

Excellent Salary Neg

37 hr working week

Cycle Scheme

Employee Discount Scheme – Blackhawk Network (BHN)

Scottish Widows Pension (up to 9% company contribution)

Life Assurance

34 days annual leave

Private Health Care (BUPA)


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