Buyer

**Job description**:
Our client is currently recruiting for a Buyer to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis, based in the Fort William area.

Duties & Responsibilities
- Support the Procurement manager and other stakeholders in relation to supplier issues, communications and concerns which may impact on the business operations.
- Executing end to end procurement processes including data collection, spend analysis, negotiation and contract award.
- Assist in the source of new vendors, resolves conflicts concerning materials or services at the department and vendor levels.
- Provide detailed analysis against cost savings and cost avoidance.
- Work closely with the Procurement manager to deliver Value added service to internal departments and stakeholders ensuring an ethical approach.
- Achieving and reporting on savings and efficiencies achieved with costs including spend and scrappage.
- Communicating across functions and departments on procurement related issues and processes including expediting and schedule of delivery.
- Monitoring and managing performance of suppliers against contract performance indicators.
- Oversee expediting and monitoring of supplier
- Adhere to health, safety and environmental policies and procedures to ensure the safety and wellbeing of self, staff and visitors

Skills & Experience
- 3 or more years in a similar role
- CIPS would be highly advantageous
- Strong communication and negotiation skills
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail

Our role in supporting **_diversity_** and **_inclusion_**
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.