Buyer

Join HiiROC and help shape the future of clean Hydrogen
📍 Location: Hedon Road, Hull (HU9 5QN)
🕒 Full Time Onsite | Permanent | Monday – Friday
💷 Competitive Salary (dependent on qualifications and experience)
What We Offer
At HiiROC, we recognise that our people are crucial to our success.
Our benefits package includes:
* Competitive salary based on skills and experience
* Enhanced holiday entitlement
* Enhanced family-friendly policies
* Share option scheme
* Enhanced pension contributions
* The opportunity to work on breakthrough technology that can genuinely change the energy landscape
* A supportive, ambitious and highly collaborative team culture
About HiiROC
HiiROC is a pioneering British clean hydrogen company with a mission to accelerate the journey to Net Zero.
Our breakthrough proprietary technology, Thermal Plasma Electrolysis (TPE), is transforming the hydrogen industry by producing affordable, clean hydrogen with zero CO₂ emissions while using only a fraction of the electricity required by conventional water electrolysis. Through our innovative approach, we are making clean hydrogen commercially viable today—without waiting for new renewable infrastructure, pipelines, or storage solutions.
Founded in 2019, HiiROC has rapidly become one of the UK's most exciting climate technology businesses. With development facilities in Hull, commercial operations in the South East, and research capabilities across Europe, we're scaling our technology through real-world projects and partnerships across the hydrogen value chain.
At HiiROC, we're not just imagining a cleaner future—we're building it.The Opportunity
We're looking for a talented and inquisitive Plasma Researcher to join our growing Research & Development team in Hull.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a scientist, physicist or engineer who is passionate about solving complex technical challenges and wants to work on genuinely world-changing technology.
Working alongside our Mechanical, Electrical and Test Engineering teams, you will conduct fundamental research, analyse data from our development systems, and help shape the next generation of hydrogen production and carbon management technologies. You'll be part of a collaborative, fast-paced environment where your work will directly influence product development and commercial deployment.
What You'll Be Doing
To manage the supply of goods and services from external suppliers on behalf of HiiROC. The Buyer plays a crucial role in the procurement process, ensuring timely delivery, cost effective solutions and minimising risks in relation to availability and quality whilst ensuring that approved suppliers meet the expectations of HiiROC policies.
Responsibilities / Accountabilities:
Identify, evaluate and on-board suppliers that offer the best value to HiiROC in terms of cost, capacity, capability, quality, service and compliance.
Ensure that supply risks and mitigating actions are identified and pursued to an effective solution.
Support the preparation and progression of Request for Quotation (RFQ) alongside Technical and Operational colleagues to satisfy business-wide requirements including compliance in a timely and professional manner.
Facilitate Technical and Commercial reviews and the Supplier approval process (including contractual agreements) ensuring necessary authorisations are captured.
Process and expedite purchase orders in accordance with company guidelines to mitigate risks in cost, availability, quality and safety.
Help in invoice clarification and dispute settlement as required.
Plan the purchase of materials & services as and when required to meet the HiiROC schedule and to optimise inventory levels using appropriate Supply Chain models.
Assist in the management of the Bill of Materials records and change process to ensure traceability in the Supply Chain, and materials flow into HiiROC unit assembly. Maintain BOM records to enable efficient cost and budget management.
Maintain the supplier relationship with regular review meetings to evaluate performance and continuous improvement opportunities.
Advise and mentor non-Procurement personnel to promote an improved understanding of Supply Chain and Procurement protocols and process improvements.
Ensure the storing of auditable records of all procurement documents observing Document Control protocols
Assist with the development and administration of company procedures.
Use and input to the development of management information systems to ensure the availability of valid and timely management reports
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We're Interested in People Who Have
Essential
* Good level of education to A level
* Competent Microsoft Office Skills
* Relevant procurement experience in the engineering sector and a willingness to study for professional accreditation
* Knowledge of Quality Management systems
* Demonstrable focus on managing supply performance
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Efficient problem-solving skills
* Objective and open minded in stakeholder engagement. Able to effectively challenge the status quo
* Strong ethics and standards demonstrable emotional intelligence
* proactive and have a positive 'can do' attitude. Tenacious
* Able to prioritise and manage multiple concurrent projects
* Detail oriented applying data to decision making
* Analytic & Strategic thinker
* Collaborator
* Strong Negotiation Skills
* Effective Communication
Desirable
Business or equivalent Degree (desirable)
Continuous Improvement Qualification
CIPS qualification
Experience of using MRP processes
Wider Supply Chain experience. Key drivers of success
Demonstrates supplier development
What Kind of Person Will Thrive at HiiROC?
You'll be:
✔ Naturally curious and driven to understand how things work
✔ Energised by solving difficult technical problems
✔ Proactive, self-motivated and eager to learn
✔ Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-growing technology business
✔ Passionate about clean technology and making a positive environmental impact
✔ A collaborative team player who enjoys sharing knowledge and ideas
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you're excited by cutting-edge science, advanced engineering, and the opportunity to accelerate the transition to clean hydrogen, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today and help us build the future of hydrogen.
HiiROC is committed to creating an inclusive workplace and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Role details and requirements based on the Plasma Researcher Job Description provided by HiiROC.
HiiROC is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all age groups and backgrounds however, you most have the right to live and work in the UK already in place to apply/be eligible for this role