Buyer

Element has an opportunity for a Buyer to join our team based in Edinburgh. We are looking for a selfmotivated wellorganised and hardworking individual who can work well as part of a team be confident dealing with internal customers / colleagues and have experience in dealing with suppliers across the fleet function.

The buyer should have previous experience across general procurement services with a range of category experience. The successful candidate will join a dedicated team ensuring processes & procedures are adhered to and high standards upheld. This role sits within the Procurement Operations Team and reports directly to the Procurement Manager.

Hybrid working available for this role 3 days in the office 2 days from home.

The role is part of the Procurement ops administration team and core activities will be to manage key vendors negotiate commercial contracts and delivering tangible savings.

Strong Negotiation and Communication Skills

Proactive approach to stakeholder and vendor management
Good analytical and reporting experience
Fully understand company policies and procedures and ensure processes are adhered to across the business.
Have excellent administration (Microsoft Office: Excel & Outlook)
Strong organisation and time management skills.
Have excellent communication skills and a professional manner.
Have exceptional attention to detail.
Be an effective team player & communicator.

• Minimum of 3 year Experience
• Degree / Cips Qualification preferred but a good level of procurement experience is most important
• Collaborate with Stakeholders across the business
• Enjoy responsibility and the opportunity to deliver savings and tangible results/value to the Element business
• Experience in tendering and analysis required

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Element is one of the fastest growing testing inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to Make tomorrow safer than today.

When failure in use is not an option we help customers make certain that their products materials processes and services are safe compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D through complex regulatory approvals and into production our global laboratory network of scientists engineers and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality sustainable outcomes and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development.

Industries across the world depend on our care attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

At Element we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming the worlds most trusted testing partner.

All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age disability ethnic origin gender marital status race religion responsibility of dependents sexual orientation or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge (b) in furtherance of an investigation proceeding hearing or action including an investigation conducted by the employer or (c) consistent with the contractors legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 601.35(c)

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