Buyer

Job Location

Ollerton (NGG 9PZ)

Country/Region

United Kingdom

Murphy is recruiting for a Buyer to work with Energy on Murphy OHL Diversions and New Build

Our business is well-known for its extensive in-house expertise, experience, and continuous drive to innovate within the industry to create added value for all our customers. Throughout our history we have strived to challenge the norm and incorporate a wide range of new technologies and capabilities to ensure we meet the ever-changing markets and demands. Today we support groundbreaking transmission and distribution projects in four countries - ensuring their energy security for decades to come.

We offer a wide range of services including design, construction and commissioning. We deliver Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) projects serving both regulated and private customers along with technical and engineering solutions within the conventional power and energy transition markets. Our continual drive to innovate, while encouraging sustainability, ensures we remain at the forefront of the industry, and is demonstrated in our long-standing relationships with major energy providers in multiple countries.

A day in the life of a Murphy Buyer

Ensure contract arrangements and package details are comprehensive and protect the business in its dealings with suppliers and sub-contractors.

Monitor the supply chain performance, workload and financial status to protect the corporate position.

Ensure supplier evaluation forms and risk assessments are maintained

Work package procurement

Deliver a consistent procurement approach across all projects within the region from work winning / pre-construction stage.

Demonstrate best overall value for money in the procurement recommendations and negotiation process is applied in engagement

Ensure decisions are not focussed upon lowest price but overall best value for money

Input to the monitoring of the market place to ensure awareness of pricing trends, risks and opportunities.

Continuously seek out and assess new supply chain members to meet regional project demand.

Support the development of the supply chain, products and innovations that bring cost and/or buildability benefits.

Develop and forge closer relationships with the strategic supply chain to encourage a culture of inclusive interaction and learning and an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding.

Establish good relationships with internal clients and project teams

Attend regional supply chain events as required to promote and sell Murphy and encourage teamwork

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Demonstrable experience of Subcontract buying

Ideally with OHL experience

Ideally knowledge and understanding of work practices, processes and procedures within the construction process from pre-construction stage and into construction stage.

Good understanding of strategic procurement practices

Knowledge of sustainability within procurement practices

Product and supplier knowledge relevant to the regional operating unit.

Good working knowledge of contracts

Must be able to travel and happy to go to site.

What’s in it for you?

27 days holiday, plus bank holidays with the option to buy an additional 2 days holiday each year, holidays increase with length of service

Discretionary annual bonus and annual salary review

Above market rate contributory pension scheme

Life assurance, health screening and enhanced sick pay

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus

Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus

Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations

Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development

Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

About Murphy

Murphy is formally recognised as a sector leading employer, Platinum Investors In People accredited along with reported operating profit up 57% on prior year. At Murphy, we are incredibly proud of our diverse workforce. Not only do our people represent over 60 different nationalities, but they also represent a wide range of backgrounds, ethnicities and ages. With a forward order book of £5.4bn and £23m Invested in environmentally friendly plant in 2024 there really is #MoretoMurphy

If you are unable to apply via the usual process, please call Lorna Rhodes on 07801 960 464 to discuss in more detail.

Due to the requirements of the role, in addition to our standard identity and right to work checks, successful candidates will be asked to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Murphy is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK