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Subcontract Buyer - Energy - Kentish Town

Would you like to join the UK's Best Big Company as awarded by Best Companies? If so, J Murphy and Sons Ltd are currently recruiting for a Buyer to join our award-winning team. Our team is known for its extensive in-house expertise and continual drive to innovate within the industry. As a Buyer you will works as part of a dedicated subcontract procurement team for the regional operating unit to develop the regional supply chain to suit the demand whilst providing market competitive procurement solutions for the operating unit which demonstrate best overall value for money

Following the 'One Murphy' approach, we're able to deliver all aspects of the projects we work on. J. Murphy & Sons has designed, constructed, and commissioned projects for clients such as National Grid, SSE and Ørsted, on both transmission and distribution networks within the Energy sector.

If you think you fit the bill and want to work as a Subcontract Buyer within a team that rewards performance, drives personal development and offers a great place to work delivering exciting projects, get in touch.

What you will be doing:

• Covering live construction projects through sound procurement practices
• Implement an "added value" procurement strategy for each project
• Provide forecast information by the set dates each month
• Attend monthly meeting to discuss subcontractor forecast including any movements in the period and future risks
• Continuous monitoring and improvement of the supply chain
• Be the prime business unit contact for Group Procurement Function
• 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
• Ensure a robust negotiation process is applied in the engagement process.
• Ensure contract arrangements and package details are comprehensive.

Who are we looking for?

• Proven experience within a Subcontract Buying role.
• Experience within the Engineering or Construction industry
• Experience within the Energy sector would be advantageous.
• Subcontract packages experience.
• CIPS qualified or working towards with significant work experience
• MS package knowledge (e.g. Outlook, Excel, Word, Visio, MS Project)

About Murphy

• Charity is at the heart of Murphy values; you will receive 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choosing. Many teams choose to support a charity together to positively impact our communities.
• Access to Murphy Wellbeing: you will have access to a host of online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and if needs be external professional support because we understand that work and life offers challenges that sometimes need a little extra support.
• Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making Murphy a great place to work where we can all thrive. You can get involved in numerous events and even join our committee dedicated to continuously nurturing Murphy's inclusive culture.

What you'll get in return

• Dedicated and continued investment in your professional development.
• 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
• Other Murphy benefits include retail discounts and cashback, discounted gym memberships, cycle to work scheme etc

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.

As part of our commitment to being an inclusive employer we are proud to have signed up to and reduce barriers to employment for people with criminal records.

If you think Murphy is the place to help you thrive in a great team dedicated to delivery and engineering excellence and want to work in an inclusive team culture that rewards performance and drives personal development, apply today.