Vacancy: Buyer
Urenco is an international supplier of enrichment services and fuel cycle products for the civil nuclear industry, serving utility customers worldwide who provide low carbon electricity through nuclear generation. Urenco is seeking someone to fill this role within its Procurement team, which can be based from either our Stoke Poges or Capenhurst offices.
The Buying Team are looking for an excellent and enthusiastic Buyer to join them on a 13-month fixed term contract for maternity cover. The role covers all commercial aspects of the acquisition of goods and services. Buyers will be responsible for the implementation of sourcing and supplier management activities pursuant to specific requirements of internal business partners and to deliver in year value from rigorous application of standard procurement practices. Buyers will collaborate with project specific stakeholders to ensure change management is efficient and effective to guarantee sustainable value delivery as well as supplier performance.
Main areas of accountability will include:
- Apply the Urenco standard Procurement/strategic sourcing processes to purchases as defined by Senior Buyers/Category Managers from RFx, through supplier selection to order placement and completion.
- Active contribution to the ongoing development of functional capabilities to ensure value delivery is sustainable.
- Undertake as defined, personal development plans and education requirements to transition to the role of Senior Buyer within agreed timeframes.
- Undertake commercial negotiations with relevant suppliers and liaise with stakeholders and legal to ensure favourable commercial terms which mitigate business risk.
- Supports Senior Buyers and Category Managers in the development of category plans by undertaking bespoke pieces of research/investigation and offering insights to support strategy development.
- Develop and maintain stakeholder relationships, monitoring performance of suppliers to meet their needs and ensuring Procurement service provision achieves the required standards of services.
- Degree in a related field (Or equivalent) is desirable
- Working towards CIPS qualification (or equivalent) is desirable
- 12 months working within a commercial procurement role is desirable
Experience and skills required:
How to Apply
Urenco is committed to encouraging equality and diversity within our workforce. Are you enthusiastic about this position and you don’t meet every single requirement? The real fit for a job is not always in your current experience or education. We are striving towards strong, diverse and complementary teams, in an inclusive and authentic workplace. So if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the right candidate for this or other roles and we would like to meet you!
If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV to Head Office HR at [email protected] The closing date for applications is 6 February 2023.