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Senior Buyer - Main Contractor
Permanent / Full Time
Location: Worcester
Salary: Basic up to £55,000 plus Car & Package

Company Summary:

Our client is a leading construction and civil engineering group which invests in, builds, maintains and renews the places where we work, live and play. They operate across a range of sectors including defence, education, housing, industrials, power, transport and utilities.

We currently have opportunities for Senior Buyers working on major projects within construction in Worcester and the surrounding areas.

The role will require you to provide comprehensive procurement strategies, manage the effective sourcing, tendering and negotiation of contracts with the clients while maintaining positive relations with customers, implement appropriate controls and audit regimes that enable and reflect the company’s policies and procedures.

The ideal candidate should have the following experience required for this role:

  • Must have materials experience for any infrastructure or construction projects
  • Currently working for a tier 1 or tier 2 contractor
  • 3+ years materials procurement experience for infrastructure or construction projects

Position Summary:

  • Market Analysis/Intelligence -Analysis of basic data, business presentations, and draw conclusions or recommendations to Supply Chain and Procurement Director
  • Selection of Suppliers - Business based comparison (commercial/operational/value) to generate shortlist and recommendation further to commercial comparisons
  • Negotiation of terms & price against targets - Conclude terms/SLA and report saving/loss on project by project/group basis.
  • Maximise value by considering alternative options - product/programme whilst ensuring revenue to group is continued.
  • Maximise group value by engaging group suppliers with business unit sub-contractors and considering alternative options - product/programme/business opportunities
  • Understand supplier product and performance against strategic CSR

Required Qualifications / Expertise:

  • A dedicated, hard-working, mature, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with the ability to work both on his or her own initiative and as part of a team.
  • The right candidate will require good coaching and mentoring skills to get the best from their team.
  • They will have excellent all round procurement experience, be commercially astute and knowledgeable about the construction market and impact of wider economic issues.

Interfaces:

Definition of the mutual expectations between roles that are interdependent and have points of interface. Think of the key processes in which this role is involved and the interfaces within this.

Required Qualifications / Expertise:

A dedicated, hard-working, mature, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with the ability to work both on his or her own initiative and as part of a team

The job holder will require good coaching and mentoring skills to get the best from the team.

They will have excellent all round procurement experience, be commercially astute and knowledgeable about the construction market and impact of wider economic issues.

Required Qualifications / Expertise:

  • Construction Skills Certification Scheme (CSCS) card
  • A dedicated, hard-working, mature, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with the ability to work both on his or her own initiative and as part of a team.
  • The right candidate will require good coaching and mentoring skills to get the best from their team.
  • They will have excellent all round procurement experience, be commercially astute and knowledgeable about the construction market and impact of wider economic issues.

Key words: Construction, Procurement, Supply Chain, FM Procurement, Real Estate, Property, Buyer, Sub Contract, Civils Engineering, NEC, GCT, Supply Management, Purchasing, Sourcing, Public Sector Construction, Procurement Manger, Rail, HS2, Supply Chain Manager, Main Contractor, M&E. Procuring, Contracts

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