Title: Procurement Specialist – Materials & Equipment

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location: Grangemouth O&P UK

Salary: Dependent on skills, qualifications and experience

Contract type: Permanent

ABOUT US

A truly global company, INEOS comprises of numerous businesses with sites in countries throughout the world. We also encompass a wide range of consumer brands and sports interests.

Grangemouth remains one of INEOS’ key sites in the UK and is home to world scale manufacturing plants – offering a unique environment in which to grow your skills, knowledge and competencies within the petrochemical sector.

We are engineering a strong future for our site, based on a highly skilled, experienced workforce and a portfolio of essential products that underpin a sustainable, low carbon future for all. We are entrepreneurial. We love to find new ways of doing things. Whether that’s through improving the energy efficiency of our plants, developing new ways of working or delivering on our net zero promises. And we’re proud to be doing this in Scotland.

ABOUT OUR OPPORTUNITY

The key requirement of this role is to procure materials and equipment, ensuring best value for INEOS cash and provision of materials to meet the site Capex demand, Maintenance & TAR (shutdown) programmes.

The individual will be responsible for ensuring all materials and equipment are procured in compliance with site standards and specifications, meeting the necessary quality requirements across various assets within the business.

Key accountabilities

• Procurement of engineered material and equipment including critical, high value, complex equipment ensuring business strategy and market approach delivers maximum benefit to O&P UK business.
• Network with the INEOS Group procurement organisation to maximise group leverage possibilities.
• Ensure security of supply of all material & equipment to the correct technical specification, compliance to site standards, and adherence to schedule to meet operational requirements.
• Provide assets & and internal stakeholders with expert advice on procurement related risks, market conditions & supply chain (commercial and technical).
• Lead negotiations with key suppliers to secure favourable and competitive commercial terms, always ensuring best value for INEOS cash.
• Develop & formalise Procurement strategies in conjunction with internal stakeholders (Project managers, Asset Technical managers, Site Technical Authorities and Maintenance Managers), overseeing finalisation of appropriate sourcing strategy.
• Identify and recommend new suppliers & contractors to the O&P UK businesses where commercial and/or technical advantage can be demonstrated.
• Responsibility for a wide range of materials & equipment commodities across normal Repair & Maintenance, Project & TAR demand (e.g. valves, electrical, mechanical, PPE, chemicals etc.)

ABOUT YOU

Required:

• Previous procurement experience in a large, complex manufacturing environment.
• MCIPS qualified preferred (or studying towards) or equivalent chartered membership.
• IT skills including MS Office (Excel, Word etc).
• Deep understanding of external cost drivers, impacting materials pricing with ability to establish and promote approach to market strategies to mitigate unnecessary cost within the supply chain.
• Self-starter with excellent interpersonal skills, comfortable communicating across internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Expert, advanced negotiation skills and techniques with experience of VA/VE.

Desired:

• SAP & Database analysis experience.

WHAT WE OFFER

• 34 days holiday (optional salary sacrifice to purchase up to 5 extra days)
• Benefits Platform – access to discounts on high street stores etc., Discounted Private Medical Insurance, Travel Insurance etc.
• Employee Referral Bonus Opportunity
• Scottish Widows Contributory Pension including employer contributions
• Free On-site Gym
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Enhanced Maternity Leave
• Salary Sacrifice Car and Cycle to Work Scheme
• Ongoing Career Development

HOW TO APPLY

Application Process

Interested candidates should submit their CV via our website.

Pre-screen (If applicable)

Applicants with a successful CV may be invited to an online MS Teams or telephone call to further discuss the role, the organisation and your suitability.

Formal Interview

Successful applicants will then be invited to interview which will consist of behavioural and technical questions. For some roles the recruitment process may also include technical testing, behaviour questionnaires and/ or a delivering a presentation.

Provisional Offer

If you are selected as the preferred candidate you will receive a provisional offer which will be subject to a medical assessment and reference checks. Some roles may also require a criminality check.

If you would like to discuss any adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment and selection process please contact opportunities.uk@ineos.com.

As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all protected characteristics and commit to providing any reasonable adjustments required during application, assessment and on-boarding stages.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

If you were referred by a permanent member of staff that currently works at INEOS O&P UK Grangemouth please email opportunities.uk@ineos.com confirming the position you applied for and the name of the employee that referred you. Please note the employee referral scheme is only applicable for permanent vacancies.