ROLE OVERVIEW:

As a Senior Operational Buyer, you’ll manage procurement for EMCOR UK for a major client multi-site contract. Based out of Barnsley, the role may require travel to meet with suppliers, attend training or get together with the wider procurement colleagues.
You’ll play a part working in the wider EMCOR procurement team, collaborating with the Head of Procurement, Operational Buyers and Senior stakeholders to ensure we deliver a robust and forward thinking supply chain solution to effectively deliver engineering excellence and a better world at work for our customers, colleagues and supply chain; and for the communities in which we work.
This role will be embedded into our EMCOR UK team on our Client site and will be responsible for all supply chain and procurement activity on the contract.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Ensure we have a good supply chain, readily available to rely on, that delivers excellence to our customer sites with the right governance around the relationship to ensure performance standards are met.
• Ensure that all procurement activity is undertaken in line with the overall organisational strategy; category plan; account specific procurement plan and procurement best practice.
• Negotiate and deliver cost savings through negotiation
• Identify, select, develop and manage new supply chain to support future business through a rigorous evaluation process, ongoing performance measurement, contract review and benchmarking
• Develop the procurement account strategy in partnership with the account team and take ownership to lead the delivery
• Continuously analyse market trends, supplier performance and cost structures to identify risks and opportunities for improvement and implement risk mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with Category team to develop wider relationships with specialist supply chain to suit product / service / geographical gaps and support growth opportunities to align with business need.
• Ensure supply chain is appropriately accredited and provides sufficient competition and value for money for all account needs.