Technical Buyer (Engineering)

Location: Newcastle, United Kingdom

Company

hirify.global UK is hiring an experienced Technical Engineering Buyer for its Supply Chain team supporting engineering and manufacturing projects.

What you will do

• Manage RFQs and procurement for engineered components, fabrications, mechanical and hydraulic equipment, electrical equipment, and subcontracted services.
• Review engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical specifications to define procurement requirements.
• Evaluate supplier quotations, complete technical and commercial bid comparisons, and negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, warranties, and delivery conditions.
• Place and manage purchase orders, expedite suppliers against manufacturing and delivery milestones, and manage long-lead and project-critical items.
• Monitor supplier performance across quality, delivery, cost, responsiveness, and technical capability while maintaining supplier relationships.
• Work with Engineering and Quality to resolve NCRs, technical queries, and supplier quality issues; identify cost-reduction, value-engineering, and alternative-sourcing opportunities.

Requirements

• Previous experience as a Technical Buyer, Engineering Buyer, Project Buyer, Procurement Engineer, or in a similar role.
• Experience purchasing engineered components in an engineering, manufacturing, marine, offshore, or heavy-engineering environment.
• Ability to interpret engineering drawings, BOMs, and technical specifications.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes including fabrication, machining, hydraulics, and/or electrical systems.
• Strong supplier negotiation and commercial-management skills.
• Experience managing suppliers against demanding project schedules.
• Good ERP/MRP and Microsoft Excel capability.
• Strong communication, analytical, and stakeholder-management skills.

Nice to have

• CIPS qualification or progress towards CIPS.
• Marine, offshore, subsea, dredging, defence, or heavy-engineering experience.
• International procurement and Incoterms experience.
• Supplier quality and NCR management experience.
• Previous experience using IFS ERP/MRP.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time position within the Supply Chain team.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Engineering, Project Management, Production, Quality, and Logistics.
• Work includes managing procurement risks related to supplier capacity, material availability, price escalation, and long lead times.