# Technical Buyer

The role: Royal IHC UK is looking for an experienced Technical Engineering Buyer to join our Supply Chain team. You will be responsible for sourcing, procuring and expediting technically complex components, equipment, fabrications and subcontracted services for engineering and manufacturing projects. Working closely with Engineering, Project Management, Production, Quality and Logistics, you will manage procurement activities from initial RFQ through supplier selection, purchase order placement, manufacture, expediting and final delivery. You will be responsible for: 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 understand procurement requirements. Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations and complete commercial and technical bid comparisons. Negotiate pricing, lead times, payment terms, warranties and delivery conditions. Place and manage purchase orders in line with project requirements. Identify and manage long-lead and project-critical items. Expedite suppliers against agreed manufacturing and delivery miles

- **Id**: 3975609
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/royal-ihc-technical-buyer>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Newcastle, United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T17:58:55Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T17:58:55Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 2767
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Marine & Ocean Engineering, Industrial Machinery, Wind Energy

## Company

- **Id**: 1987063
- **Name**: Royal IHC
- **Domain**: royalihc.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/royalihc>
- **Size band**: 1001-5000
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 95
- **Open postings**: 15
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 86
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Technologies

- **Immunohistochemistry** — Optional: no
- **Microsoft Excel** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T17:58:55Z

## Visa

- Country: GB; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: Licensed UK visa sponsor (Senior or Specialist Worker, Skilled Worker); Route: Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Skilled Worker

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 86
- **Reasons**: conf:5, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T23:55:28Z

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