Senior Capital Buyer

Port Talbot, South Wales | Competitive Salary | Office Hours | Monday to Friday | 6-Month Fixed Term Contract

Introduction

Acorn by Synergie is recruiting for a Senior Capital Buyer to join our client, a long-established global industrial organisation with a major UK manufacturing footprint based in South Wales.

Reporting to the Capital Manager, the purpose of the role is to manage and control multi-million buying activity. It is therefore essential that the successful candidate has previous experience working on significant large-scale projects.

The role will lead and manage capital procurement activity, ensuring compliance with Supplies UK policies and contracts while supporting the efficient delivery of goods and services to business units. You will build strong supplier relationships and drive value-focused, cost-effective solutions.

Key Duties:

• Lead capital procurement activity, setting best practice and providing commercial guidance to project teams while monitoring procurement costs and securing robust contractual agreements.

• Oversee day-to-day project delivery, ensuring clear communication on performance and progress while encouraging collaboration, engagement and a strong team culture.

• Lead supplier selection processes to ensure financial and operational risks are effectively managed.

• Monitor and report cost savings and financial value delivered through purchasing activities.

• Ensure procurement processes and controls remain compliant and audit-ready at all times.

Requirements:

• Extensive experience in purchasing or a commercially focused role.

• Strong knowledge and experience of CAPEX procurement.

• Proven experience negotiating bespoke commercial terms and managing supplier contracts.

• Strong analytical and information-gathering skills.

• Experience working with procurement systems and applying quality management practices.

• Ability to drive continuous improvement.

• Ideally degree educated.

• Preferably CIPS qualified or working towards qualification.

• Experience managing a portfolio of capital projects and overseeing multi-million-pound procurement activity.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary depending on knowledge and experience.

• Opportunity to work with a long-established global industrial organisation.

• Office-based role in Port Talbot, South Wales.

Interested?

Apply now to find out more about this Senior Capital Buyer opportunity.