Procurement Specialist/ Buyer - Cannock, United Kingdom - Aggreko, LLC

Aggreko, LLC

Verified Company

Cannock, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Around the world, people, businesses, and countries are striving for a better future. A future that needs power and the right conditions to succeed. We're the people who keep the lights on and control temperature.

We are hiring immediately for a Regional Buyer - a role that is critical in making sure our customers get the electricity, heating and cooling they need.

Why Aggreko? Here are some of the perks and rewards.

A competitive salary and benefits package (including but not limited to pension plan, bonus scheme, and Life Assurance)
Hybrid working.
Generous holiday entitlement, with option to 'buy' or 'sell'
A focus on continued personal development
Discounts & perks
Cycle to Work scheme
Paid time off work for volunteering in the community
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which helps promote and support a healthy lifestyle

What you'll do:
In this role you will be responsible for the buying/procurement of products/services for all types of business processes applicable to the organisation including:

Indirect Operations (e.g., Office Supplies, Computers, Travel, Maintenance, Machine Parts, etc.)
Direct Operations (e.g., Applications and Services for delivery to clients)

You will be responsible for the Procurement of direct and indirect materials, services and capital equipment to support the business requirements

You will monitor and review contracts/agreements, pricing and performance, and engage with existing suppliers, to identify opportunities for rationalisation, consolidation and cost reduction for nominated spend categories
You will lead the negotiation with potential suppliers and be personally responsible for negotiating major and unusual purchases.

Alongside our sales team you will Conduct local and overseas market studies

Supplier management: You will introduce new suppliers, select suppliers, evaluate and and monitor suppliers performance.

We're experts, which means you'll have the following skills and experience:

You will have experience working in a buying/procurement role.
You will be able to demonstrate your ability to work in a fastpaced environment on a wide variety of tasks and deliverables
Excellent service orientation with the ability to build effective and constructive relationships with teams in regional locations

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About Us

We are the people who use our big boxes to make a massive difference. We believe in the positive impact of power and the ability to control temperature.

We believe what we do opens up opportunity and creates potential for individuals, communities, industries and societies over the world.

We believe when we work together we can do anything. We believe in the power of our team. We are the people who keep the lights on. And we recruit the best talent, too.

Our four values help us get even better at what we do. It's the Aggreko way of working - we call it Always Orange.

Always Orange means:

Being dynamic:
We're nimble and are always ready to react to an ever changing world.

Being expert:
We know our stuff, we're great under pressure and we thrive in our busy, fast-paced, deadline-driven environment. We use our experience to make a difference. We know how to challenge and we have the courage of our convictions.

Being together:
We play for Team Aggreko and value the expertise of everyone around us. We're accountable and we hold others to account.

Being innovative:
We never miss an opportunity to learn, to look out, or to be better.

Aggreko is an equal opportunity employer.

We are committed to providing an inclusive environment that allows each employee to be their best based upon their merit, talent and aspiration.

We do not discriminate, and we abide by the laws in the locations in which we operate.