Project Buyer

Project Buyer

Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time

Location: Wolverhampton Office, West Midlands

Start Date: 23 March 2026

Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 per annum

Benefits

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (option to buy/sell a maximum of 5 days)
• Opportunity to accrue an additional 5 days holiday for hours worked over 37 per week
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office / 2 days from home
• Flexible start & finish times
• Pension - 5% employer + 5% employee contributions
• Company performance bonus
• Life insurance (death in service) - 3 salary
• Professional membership fees paid

Responsibilities

• Manage procurement and purchasing activities across live engineering projects
• Source materials and subcontract services to meet programme schedules and budgets
• Negotiate pricing and commercial terms with suppliers
• Identify long lead items and secure early supplier engagement
• Monitor supplier performance, expediting deliveries and resolving delays
• Manage change control and variations with suppliers and subcontractors
• Support project managers with procurement planning and reporting
• Contribute to tender activity and supply chain strategy
• Identify cost saving opportunities while maintaining quality and compliance

Requirements

• 3 to 5 years of purchasing or procurement experience
• Experience managing suppliers within a project environment
• Understanding of contracts and commercial negotiations
• Knowledge of project lifecycles, budgets and delivery schedules
• Strong stakeholder communication skills
• Good Excel and general IT skills
• MCIPS or working towards it (desirable)
• Exposure to engineering, construction, manufacturing or energy sectors beneficial
• NEC3 or NEC4 contract awareness advantageous

About the Role

You will be joining an established engineering organisation delivering project based work into industrial and infrastructure sectors, working closely with project managers, engineering and commercial teams to support successful project delivery.