Graduate Trainee Buyer

Job description

ENGIE are recruiting for a Graduate Trainee Buyer to be based in Waltham Abbey, EN9 1DX. This is a permanent full time role working Monday to Friday 8:30 - 17:00. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.


ENGIE is a leading energy and services company focused on three key activities: production and supply of energy, facilities management and regeneration. Our 17,000 employees combine these capabilities for the benefit of individuals, businesses and communities throughout the UK & Ireland. 

We enable customers to embrace a lower carbon, more efficient and increasingly digital world. Our customers benefit from our energy efficient and smart building solutions, the provision of effective and innovative services, the transformation of neighbourhoods through regeneration projects, and the supply of reliable, flexible and renewable energy.

ENGIE improves lives through better living and working environments. We help to balance performance with responsibility, enabling progress in a harmonious way.

We work alongside government departments, local authorities and the wider public sector as a strategic partner for developing more sustainable, efficient and vibrant communities.

Not only are we able to create and shape communities across the country, but we also have the expertise to maintain and support them – ensuring that we are offering sustainable initiatives that deliver a lifelong impact. We are a market leader in both urban regeneration and district energy,
a significant provider of place-based services and energy efficiency and we have the ability to develop smart digital solutions and the connected home.
Purpose of the Role: 

Support the Divisional Procurement Team in delivering a professional, efficient and effective plant and material purchasing function.
Support the implementation and on-going management of group sourcing arrangements.

Key Responsibilities:

·  Raise and place material and plant orders
·  Preparation of enquiry documents
·  Evaluation and clarification of quotations;
·  Maintaining / keep up to date price schedules and supplier data-bases
·  Assist resolution of invoicing and accounting issues;
·  Administer the collation of data 
·  Category Management 
·  Provide pre-tender commercial input
·  Attendance and participation in Design Team Meetings 
·  Maintain and publish regular and accurate management reports
·  Drive the development of improved purchasing processes and procedures;
·  Participate and contribute to regular group purchasing meetings and forums
For more information about ENGIE please visit:  http://www.engie.co.uk/
What we are looking for:

·  Completed or due to complete further education – ideally to degree level.
·  Potential for development – passion for developing career in construction procurement
·  Computer literate MS Office
·  Driving License
Why work for us?

At ENGIE, we are passionate about improving the lives of the communities that we serve so they can continue to thrive and grow. From homes to hospitals, schools to municipal buildings - our broad set of skills provides a unique offer that will make a real difference.

Our services include:

·  Facilities management
·  Business services
·  Energy supply and efficiency
·  Energy infrastructure
·  Property services and maintenance
·  Estate regeneration, including refurbishment
·  Regenerating and maintaining community and public facilities
·  Affordable homes and homes for older people

Globally, the ENGIE Group employs 150,000 people worldwide and achieved revenues of €66.6 billion in 2016.

We offer you:

·  Competitive rates of pay – We regularly check our pay against our competitors to make sure they reflect our position as market leader. We also review our pay every year.
·  Bonus Scheme – Our annual bonus scheme is linked to team and company performance.
·  Special offers for staff – We run a range of offers and discounts exclusively for our employees including holidays, health club memberships and days out.
·  Trust – We encourage you to come up with ideas and get the most out of your job with us.
·  Recognition – We have a scheme to reward people who go the extra mile for our company.
·  Development – we offer genuine development opportunities to progress your career. For this role you must have evidence of right to work in the UK. There is no re-location package with this job role. ENGIE do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This job advert is supported by the ENGIE Resourcing Team. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team not direct to ENGIE Managers.