Senior Buyer

Murphy is a leading international, specialist engineering and construction company founded in 1951 with a purpose to improve life by delivering world-class infrastructure. Operating in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada and America, Murphy provides better engineered solutions to infrastructure sectors including transportation; natural resources; energy and water. 

Headquartered in London, Murphy has a number of related businesses – Ground Engineering; Utility Connections; Murphy Plant; Murphy Process Engineering; Pipeline Testing Services; Specialist Welding Services; and Electrical Services. Murphy is a specialist in delivering pipelines, design, structural steel, tunnelling, fabrication, bridges and piling, and has a substantial holding of plant, equipment and facilities.

Murphy employs around 4,000 engineers, professional managers and skilled operatives around the world. Together, they work as ‘One Murphy’ - directly delivering the people, plant and expertise needed to make projects a success. Visit (url removed) or follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram and X:

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A day in the life of a Murphy Senior Buyer:

Provide an effective and professional service in the procurement of sub-contractors and materials.
Provide market competitive procurement solutions for the operating unit which demonstrate best overall value for money.
Propose the procurement strategy for the regional operating unit and develop the regional supply chain to suit the demand.
Supply chain management, including structuring the supply chain, carrying out performance and relationship management to drive improved performance/cost benefits.
Generate and encourage an efficient, productive and continuously improving supply chain performance within the trades.
Support the group procurement functional goals and objectives within the region.
Deliver a consistent procurement approach across all projects within the regional operating unit 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.
Develop an accredited and structured supply chain that is aligned to the regional operating unit demand and overall Murphy strategy.
Consistently monitor the market place to ensure awareness of pricing trends, risks and opportunities.
Continuously seek out and assess new supply chain members to meet regional operating unit project demand.
Develop and forge closer relationships with the strategic supply chain to encourage a culture of inclusive interaction and learning and an atmosphere of mutual respect and understanding.
Integrate with other regional operating units to co-ordinate the procurement of the strategic supply chain, providing regular information on the regional activities.  

Still interested, does this sound like you?

Experience within a procurement role, preferably gained within a construction or civil engineering environment.
CIPS accredited.
Detailed knowledge and understanding of work practices, processes and procedures within the construction process from pre-construction stage and into construction stage.
Good interpersonal skills including the ability to liaise effectively and work collaboratively with all staff and external contacts at all levels
Knowledge of key trades for Power, Transmission & Distribution projects / supply chain desirable