Senior Buyer

Procurement Manager / Senior Buyer

Location: Torquay, Devon (Office Based)

Salary: £50,000 - £54,000 per annum + Company Pension

Job Type: Permanent | Full Time

LGP Consultancy are recruiting on behalf of a well-established and rapidly growing engineering contractor operating within the UK's Power, Utilities and Infrastructure sector.

Due to continued growth, our client is looking to appoint an experienced Procurement Manager / Senior Buyer to join their operations team in Torquay, Devon.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an ambitious business delivering major infrastructure projects nationwide, where you'll take ownership of procurement activities supporting multiple live projects.

This is a standalone role reporting directly to the Managing Director, making it ideal for someone who enjoys responsibility, autonomy and making commercial decisions.

The Role

You'll be responsible for managing approximately £3 million of annual procurement spend, ensuring materials, plant, consumables and specialist equipment are purchased efficiently, competitively and delivered on time.

Working closely with the Operations, Project Management and Site Teams, you'll play a key role in ensuring projects remain fully supplied whilst identifying opportunities to improve supplier performance and reduce costs.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing procurement activities across multiple live engineering projects
• Raising and managing purchase orders
• Obtaining competitive quotations
• Negotiating supplier pricing and commercial terms
• Building long-term supplier relationships
• Identifying new suppliers and alternative products
• Managing stock levels and inventory control
• Monitoring supplier performance and delivery reliability
• Resolving shortages and delivery issues
• Working closely with Project Managers and Operations Teams
• Producing procurement reports
• Maintaining accurate purchasing records
• Identifying cost-saving opportunities
• Supporting continuous improvement throughout the procurement function

About You

We're looking for someone who enjoys working within a busy operational environment and takes pride in delivering an efficient procurement function.

You'll ideally have experience within one or more of the following sectors:

- Construction

- Civil Engineering

- Manufacturing

- Engineering

- Utilities

- Power

- Infrastructure

- Industrial Projects

- Structural Steel

Previous experience within the utilities or power sector would be advantageous but is by no means essential.

Essential Requirements

• Significant experience within a Procurement Manager, Senior Buyer or Purchasing role
• Strong commercial awareness
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Proven supplier management experience
• Experience managing stock and inventory
• Strong organisational skills
• Excellent administration skills
• High level of Microsoft Office competency (particularly Excel)
• Ability to prioritise workloads in a fast-paced environment
• Full UK Driving Licence

What's on Offer

- £50,000 - £54,000 per annum

- Permanent position

- Office-based role

- Monday-Friday - 8:00am - 4:30pm

- 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

- Company Pension

- Long-term career progression

- Opportunity to join one of the UK's fastest-growing engineering contractors

- Opportunity to help shape and develop the procurement function as the business continues to expand

About the Employer

Our client is a growing engineering contractor delivering complex infrastructure projects throughout the UK. Their work spans the Power, Utilities and Infrastructure sectors, supporting some of the country's most significant engineering programmes.

As the business continues to expand, they're seeking ambitious professionals who want to play a key role in that growth whilst enjoying genuine long-term career development.

Apply Now

If you're an experienced Procurement Manager or Senior Buyer looking for your next challenge within a growing engineering business, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with your CV or contact LGP Consultancy for a confidential discussion.